consulate

consulate
noun
  1. the place or building in which a consul's duties are carried out
    领事馆;领事官邸
    ■[treated as sing. or pl.]the staff assigned the duties associated with this
    领事馆全体官员
  2. (historical)the period of office of a Roman consul
    (史)古罗马执政官任期
    ■(the consulate)the system of government by consuls in ancient Rome
    古罗马执政官统治;古罗马执政官政体
  3. (the Consulate)the government of the first French republic (1799–1804) by three consuls
    法国第一共和国执政府
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting the government of Rome by consuls, or their office or dignity): from Latin consulatus, from consul (see ‘consul’)
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