noun · formal
consulate
UK/ˈkɒnsjʊlət/US/ˈkɑːnsələt/CON·su·late
Band 7+speakingtask2
an office of a government in a foreign city that helps its citizens and issues visas
Examples
“He applied for a work visa at the consulate downtown.”
“The consulate provides emergency assistance to nationals abroad.”
“I booked an appointment with the consulate to renew my passport.”
Band 8 sentence
“I had to visit the consulate to renew my passport and sort out my travel documents.”
Collocations
- apply at the consulate
- consular services
Word family
consulate nounconsul nounconsular adjective
Common mistakes
I went to the embassy to get a tourist visa (when it was actually a consulate service).→I went to the consulate to get a tourist visa.
Say it for a higher band
5embassy→6visa office→7+consulate
Synonyms
embassy
Easily confused
embassy
“The embassy issued a statement about the new travel warnings.”
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