honorary consul
English
Noun
honorary consul (plural honorary consuls)
- 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.
Derived terms
- honorary consulate
Coordinate terms
- consul
- consul-general
- ambassador
- diplomat
- foreign service