honorary consul

noun

A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.

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Meanings

nounhonorary consul (plural honorary consuls)

plural honorary consuls

  1. A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.

Translations

Catalan cònsol honorífic
  • cònsol honoríficperson representing a country as a local consul
Chinese Mandarin 名譽領事 /名誉领事
  • 名譽領事 /名誉领事 (míngyù lǐngshì)person representing a country as a local consul
Czech honorární konzul
  • honorární konzulperson representing a country as a local consul
Danish honorær konsul
  • honorær konsulperson representing a country as a local consul
Dutch ereconsul, honorair consul
  • ereconsulperson representing a country as a local consul
  • honorair consulperson representing a country as a local consul
Estonian aukonsul
  • aukonsulperson representing a country as a local consul
Finnish kunniakonsuli
  • kunniakonsuliperson representing a country as a local consul
French consul honoraire, consule honoraire
  • consul honoraireperson representing a country as a local consul
  • consule honoraireperson representing a country as a local consul
German Honorarkonsul, Honorarkonsulin
  • Honorarkonsulperson representing a country as a local consul
  • Honorarkonsulinperson representing a country as a local consul
Hindi मानद महावाणिज्यदूत
  • मानद महावाणिज्यदूत (mānad mahāvāṇijyadūt)person representing a country as a local consul
Italian console onorario
  • console onorarioperson representing a country as a local consul
Polish konsul honorowy
  • konsul honorowyperson representing a country as a local consul
Portuguese cônsul honorário, cônsul honorária
  • cônsul honorárioperson representing a country as a local consul
  • cônsul honoráriaperson representing a country as a local consul
Russian почётный ко́нсул
  • почётный ко́нсул (počótnyj kónsul)person representing a country as a local consul
Slovak honorárny konzul
  • honorárny konzulperson representing a country as a local consul
Spanish cónsul honorario, cónsul honoraria
  • cónsul honorarioperson representing a country as a local consul
  • cónsul honorariaperson representing a country as a local consul
Ukrainian поче́сний кóнсул
  • поче́сний кóнсул (počésnyj kónsul)person representing a country as a local consul
Cite this entry
APA

honorary consul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorary%20consul

MLA

“honorary consul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorary%20consul. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honorary consul,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorary%20consul.

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