Embassy vs. Consulate

Embassynoun

The function or duty of an ambassador.

Embassynoun

An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.

Embassynoun

A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.

Embassynoun

The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.

Embassynoun

The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message.

Embassynoun

The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the ambassador and his suite; envoys.

Embassynoun

The residence or office of an ambassador.

Embassynoun

a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work

Embassynoun

an ambassador and his entourage collectively

Consulatenoun

Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

Consulatenoun

The office of a consul, in its various senses.

Consulatenoun

The term of office of a consul.

Consulatenoun

The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.

Consulatenoun

(obsolete) Any town or city council.

Consulatenoun

The office of a consul.

Consulatenoun

The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.

Consulatenoun

Consular government; term of office of a consul.

Consulatenoun

diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

Consulate

The consulate is a diplomatic mission, the office of a consul and is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy or – between Commonwealth countries – high commission. Like the terms embassy or high commission, consulate may refer not only to the office of consul, but also to the building occupied by the consul and the consul's staff.