lãnh sự

Definition

Noun:
- Consul: A government official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state's citizens and interests there. A consul's rank is below that of an ambassador.
- Consular: Pertaining to the work or office of a consul (often used attributively).

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Ông ấy là lãnh sự của Việt Nam tại San Francisco. (He is the Vietnamese consul in San Francisco.)
- Bạn cần đến tòa lãnh sự để xin thị thực. (You need to go to the consulate to apply for a visa.)
- Dịch vụ lãnh sự sẽ hỗ trợ công dân gặp khó khăn ở nước ngoài. (Consular services will assist citizens in distress abroad.)

Advanced Usage

"lãnh sự tài phán": Consular jurisdiction. A historical term referring to the legal right of a country to try its own citizens according to its own laws in another country, notably practiced in pre-1949 China.
- Các hiệp ước bất bình đẳng thế kỷ 19 thường bao gồm điều khoản về lãnh sự tài phán. (The unequal treaties of the 19th century often included clauses on consular jurisdiction.)

Variants and Related Words

Tổng lãnh sự (n): Consul General. The head of a consulate-general, a major consular office.
- Tổng lãnh sự quán đã tổ chức một buổi tiếp tân. (The Consulate General hosted a reception.)
Tòa lãnh sự / Lãnh sự quán (n): Consulate. The office or building where a consul works.
- Hộ chiếu của tôi được cấp tại tòa lãnh sự. (My passport was issued at the consulate.)
Lãnh sự danh dự (n): Honorary consul. A local person (often a businessperson) who performs limited consular duties in a city where the sending country does not have a full-time career consul.

Synonyms

Related Terms

Đại sứ quán (n): Embassy. The official residence and offices of an ambassador, typically located in a nation's capital.
Ngoại giao (n): Diplomacy. The profession or activity of managing international relations.
Thị thực (n): Visa. An official endorsement on a passport permitting the holder to enter, leave, or stay in a country for a specified period.

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