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{{short description|Magistrate or title in various republics and city-states}}
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'''Consul''' (abbrev. ''cos.''; [[Latin]] plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief [[Roman magistrate|magistrates]] of the [[Roman Republic]], and subsequently also an important title under the [[Roman Empire]]. The title was used in other European [[city-state]]s through antiquity and the Middle Ages, in particular in the [[Republic of Genoa|Republics of Genoa]] and [[Republic of Pisa|Pisa]], then revived in modern [[State (polity)|states]], notably in the [[First French Republic]]. The related adjective is '''consular''', from the Latin ''[[consularis]]''.

This usage contrasts with modern terminology, where a consul is a [[Consul (representative)|type of diplomat]].