council

coun·cil  (kounsl)

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 advisors.

c. An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of doctrine and discipline.

2. The discussion or deliberation that takes place in such an assembly or body.

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[Middle English counceil, from Old French concile, from Latin concilium; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Council, counsel, and consul are never interchangeable, though their meanings are related. Council and councilor refer principally to a deliberative assembly (such as a city council or student council), its work, and its membership. Counsel and counselor pertain chiefly to advice and guidance in general and to a person (such as a lawyer or camp counselor) who provides it. Consul denotes an officer in the foreign service of a country.

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council [ˈkaʊnsəl]

n

1. an assembly of people meeting for discussion, consultation, etc. an emergency council

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a body of people elected or appointed to serve in an administrative, legislative, or advisory capacity a student council

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit (sometimes capital; often preceded by the) the local governing authority of a town, county, etc.

4. a meeting or the deliberation of a council

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) of, relating to, provided for, or used by a local council a council chamber council offices

6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) Brit provided by a local council, esp (of housing) at a subsidized rent a council house a council estate

7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Austral an administrative or legislative assembly, esp the upper house of a state parliament in Australia

8. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity an assembly of bishops, theologians, and other representatives of several churches or dioceses, convened for regulating matters of doctrine or discipline

[from Old French concile, from Latin concilium assembly, from com- together + calāre to call; influenced also by Latin consilium advice, counsel]

Usage: Avoid confusion with counsel

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Council an assembly elected or appointed to administer a county, district, or city; the governing body of various professions, institutions, societies, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	council - a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council" administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities Sanhedrin - the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem Security Council, SC - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace Trusteeship Council, TC - a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions NAC, North Atlantic Council - a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision city council - a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. executive council - a council that shares the supreme executive power panchayat, panchayet, punchayet - a village council in India or southern Pakistan privy council - an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) works council - (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc soviet - an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) world council - a council with representatives from different nations
	2.	council - (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 Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline; "the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church" Fourth Council of Constantinople, Constantinople - the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches Lateran Council - any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace First Council of Lyons, Lyons - the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land Second Council of Lyons, Lyons - the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church Council of Vienne, Vienne - the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy Council of Constance, Constance - the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence - the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church Council of Trent - a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy Vatican Council - each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church
	3.	council - a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council" group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" indaba - a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question Jirga - a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police" powwow - a council of or with Native Americans synod - a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business council member, councillor - a member of a council

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council

noun

1. governing body, board, committee, panel, quango The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour of the proposal.

2. governing body, house, parliament, congress, cabinet, ministry, diet, panel, assembly, chamber, convention, synod, conclave, convocation, conference The powers of the King had been handed over temporarily to a council of ministers.

Translations

council [ˈkaʊnsl]

A. N

1. (= committee) → consejo m, junta f (Rel) → concilio m
see also security B

2. (in local government) → concejo m municipal
city/town council → ayuntamiento m
you should write to the council about it → deberías escribir al ayuntamiento acerca de eso
the council should move the rubbish → les corresponde a los servicios municipales recoger la basura

3. (= meeting) → reunión f, sesión f
council of war → consejo m de guerra

B. CPD Council of Europe N → Consejo m de Europa
council flat N (Brit) → piso m or (LAm) departamento m de protección oficial
council house N (Brit) → casa f de protección oficial
council housing N (Brit) → viviendas fpl de protección oficial
council (housing) estate N (Brit) → urbanización f or barrio m de viviendas de protección oficial
council meeting N → pleno m municipal
Council of Ministers N → Consejo m de Ministros(de la Unión Europea)
council tax N (Brit) impuesto municipal
council tenant N (Brit) → inquilino/a m/f (de una vivienda de protección oficial)

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council [ˈkaʊns^əl] n [town, city] → conseil m municipal
He's on the council → Il fait partie du conseil municipal. Arts Council
council estate n (British) → lotissement m de logements sociaux, lotissement m de logements à loyer modéré
on a council estate → dans un lotissement de logements sociaux
council flat n (British) → appartement loué à la municipalité)m à loyer modéré >
council house n (British) → maison louée à la municipalité)f à loyer modéré >

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council

n (= body of representatives) → Rat m; (= meeting) → Sitzung f, → Beratung f; city/town council → Stadtrat m; to be on the council → im Rat sitzen, Ratsmitglied sein; to hold council → Beratungen abhalten, Rat halten (old); council of war → Kriegsrat m; Council of Europe → Europarat m; Council of Ministers (Pol) → Ministerrat m

adj attr council meeting → Ratssitzung f

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council (Brit):

council chamber

n → Sitzungssaal m → des Rats

council estate

n → Sozialwohnungssiedlung f

council flat

n → Sozialwohnung f

council house

n → Sozialwohnung f

council housing

n → sozialer Wohnungsbau

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council [ˈkaʊnsl] n → consiglio
council of war → consiglio di guerra
city or town council → consiglio comunale
the Security Council of the United Nations → il Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite
Council of Europe → Consiglio d'Europa

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council [ˈkaʊnsl] n → consiglio
council of war → consiglio di guerra
city or town council → consiglio comunale
the Security Council of the United Nations → il Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite
Council of Europe → Consiglio d'Europa

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council

n council [ˈkaunsəl]

1 a group of people formed in order to advise etc The King formed a council of wise men; the Council for Recreation. raad مَجْلِـس (استِشاري) съвет rada råd der Rat συμβούλιο consejo nõukogu انجمن؛ شورا neuvosto conseil מוֹעֲצָה परिषद vijeće tanács dewan ráð consiglio 評議会 자문위원회 taryba padome; konsīlijs majlis perbandaran raad råd rada conselho consiliu, sfat совет rada svet veće råd, rådsförsamling สภา danışma kurulu 智囊團 нарада, консиліум مجلس، كونسل، مجلس شورى hội đồng 顾问班子

2 in the United Kingdom, a body of people elected to control the workings of local government in a county, region, district etc. raad مَجْلِس (بلدي) съвет за надзор над правителството shromáždění byråd; amtsråd der Rat δημοτικό συμβούλιο ayuntamiento nõukogu انجمنی که امور اجرایی را به عهده دارد valtuusto assemblée מוֹעֲצָה जिला और विभिन्न स्तरों पर ब्रिटेन में गठित परिषद vijeće tanács majelis bæjar– eða borgarstjórn consiglio 地方議会 의회 taryba, savivaldybė padome majlis gemeenteraad bystyre, kommunestyre, formannskap rada câmara municipal consiliu местный совет zhromaždenie svet veće kommunfullmäktige, stadsfullmäktige สภาท้องถิ่น denetleme kurulu (英國)地方議會 рада برطانيا كى منتخب‍ہ جماعتي‍ں جو علاقائى حكومتوں ك‍ے كام مي‍ں مدد كرتى هي‍ں hội đồng 地方议会

n councillor

a person who is elected to serve on a council. raadslid عُضو مَجْلِس(بَـلَـدي) член на съвет člen rady, radní byrådsmedlem; rådmand das Ratsmitglied σύμβουλος consejero; concejal nõukogu liige, nõunik عضو انجمن؛ عضو شورا kunnanvaltuutettu, kaupunginvaltuutettu, neuvoston jäsen conseiller/-ère חֲבֵר מוֹעֲצָה सभासद, सभा का सदस्य vijećnik tanácsos orang yang terpilih di dalam dewan bæjar– eða borgarfulltrúi consigliere, membro di un consiglio 議員 의원 tarybos narys padomnieks anggota Majlis Perbandaran raadslid rådsmedlem, by-/kommunestyremedlem radny vereador consilier член совета člen rady svetnik član saveta kommunfullmäktig, stadsfullmäktig สมาชิกสภา kurul üyesi 地方議員 член ради كونسلر، ركن شورى ủy viên hội đồng 地方议会议员

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council → مجلس rada råd Sitzung συμβούλιο ayuntamiento, concejo neuvosto conseil vijeće comune 審議会 회의 vergadering råd rada conselho совет kommunfullmäktige สภาท้องถิ่น meclis hội đồng 政务会