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noun
- 1. an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly: "an official human rights council" Similar
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a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization: the UN Security Council. The council is being pressured to approve the plan. (Definition of council from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of COUNCIL is an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion. How to use council in a sentence.
a group of people who are responsible for making official decisions about a particular activity or advising people about something: the UN security council. a council meeting / member. a governing / ruling council.
Council definition: an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.. See examples of COUNCIL used in a sentence.
council. noun. /ˈkaʊnsl/ [countable + singular or plural verb] (often the Council) a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county. a town council. The decision still has to be ratified by the full council. The council is/are voting on the proposals today. on the council She's on the local council.
A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county. ...Cheshire County Council. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour. ...David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council. ...reports of local council meetings.
n. 1. a. An assembly of persons called together for consultation, deliberation, or discussion. b. A body of people elected or appointed to serve as administrators, legislators, or advisers. c. An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of doctrine and discipline. 2.
