Consul
an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and interests there.
Consul was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city states through antiquity and the Middle Ages, then revived in modern 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 type of diplomat.
领事
由政府任命居住在外国城市并保护和促进当地政府公民和利益的官员。
领事是罗马共和国两位首席行政官之一的头衔，后来也是罗马帝国的重要头衔。 这个称号在古代和中世纪在其他欧洲城邦国家使用，然后在现代国家复兴，特别是在法兰西第一共和国。 相关的形容词是 consular，来自拉丁语 consularis。
这种用法与现代术语形成对比，在现代术语中，领事是一种外交官。
