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CONSULESA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Diplomacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- consul
1, record 1, English, consul
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agent appointed and commissioned by a sovereign state to reside in a foreign town or port, to protect the interests of its traders and other subjects there, and to assist in all matters pertaining to the commercial relations between the two countries. 2, record 1, English, - consul
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Diplomatie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- consul
1, record 1, French, consul
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- consule 2, record 1, French, consule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agent nommé par un gouvernement dans une ville étrangère pour s'occuper d'affaires commerciales et remplir à l'égard des ressortissants de son pays différentes fonctions (protection, surveillance, état-civil, actes notariés en particulier). 3, record 1, French, - consul
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Diplomacia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cónsul
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%B3nsul
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- consulesa 2, record 1, Spanish, consulesa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agente público enviado al extranjero para fomentar los intereses comerciales e industriales de su estado y de sus ciudadanos y para protección a sus conciudadanos que viven en el segundo estado o que viajen a él. 3, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%B3nsul
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los deberes consulares incluyen los servicios relacionados con embarques y navegación, ciudadanía, pasaportes y visas, protección de los nacionales acusados de crímenes y apertura de nuevos mercados. Los consulados se establecen en una o más ciudades principales de otros estados y la selección del sitio depende del volumen de los negocios. 3, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%B3nsul
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cónsul; consulesa: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que tanto "la cónsul" como "la consulesa" son femeninos válidos para referirse a las mujeres que ocupan ese cargo diplomático. 2, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%B3nsul
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