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Definitions of proconsul in various dictionaries:
noun - an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
noun - a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
noun - an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
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| a governor of a province in ancient Rome, having much of the authority of a consul. |
| A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. |
| A high administrator in one of the modern colonial empires. |
| an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul |
| a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire |
| an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power |
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A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority. * In the Roman Republic, military command, or imperium, could be exercised constitutionally only by a consul. There were two consuls at a time, each elected to a one-year term. They could not normally serve two terms in a row. If a military campaign was in progress at the end of a consul's term, the consul in command might be appointed as proconsul by the Senate when his term expired. This custom allowed for continuity of command despite the high turnover of consuls. In the Roman Empire, proconsul was a title held by a civil governor and did not imply military command. * In modern times, various officials with notable delegated authority have been referred to as proconsuls. Studies of leadership typically divide leaders into policymakers and subordinate administrators. The proconsul occupies a |