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council

/ˈkaʊn.səl/noun2 syllables

Council means: a body serving in an administrative capacity.

Synonyms for council1

also used for council

synod

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What does council mean?3

noun

1

a body serving in an administrative capacity“student council”

2

(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

3

a meeting of people for consultation“emergency council”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Council in a sentence

  • The environment was the focus of student council activities.fishda
  • The council has committed millions of dollars to the scientific research.tnnglue
  • The town council rubbish dump is full of rats.sundown
  • There's a stigma attached to living on a council estate.bekindtoall
  • The teacher affirmed the decision of the student council.unknown
  • And our council is the local government for our area.unknown
  • The regional council is dominated by the left wing.AlanF_US
  • The municipal council all but ignored the gravity of the pollution.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of council

as a noun

plural
councils