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council

coun·cil

UK/ˈkaʊn.səl/ US/ˈkuːn.səl/ common uk

noun

1.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

  • “student council”
2.

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

3.

a meeting of people for consultation

  • “emergency council”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English counseil (“meeting, conference, commune”), from Old French conseil (“advice, deliberation, thought”), from Latin cōnsilium (“plan, intention, design, purpose”), from cōnsulō (“consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from, deliberate, reflect”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“take, grab”).

Phrases

  • afforced council
  • borough council
  • canine council
  • church council
  • city council
  • council area
  • Council Bluffs
  • council communism

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