What does Council mean?
Definitions for Council
ˈkaʊn səlCoun·cil
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Council.
Princeton's WordNet
councilnoun
a body serving in an administrative capacity
"student council"
councilnoun
(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
councilnoun
a meeting of people for consultation
"emergency council"
Wiktionary
councilnoun
A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council)
Etymology: From cuncile, from concile, from concilium
councilnoun
discussion or deliberation
Etymology: From cuncile, from concile, from concilium
Webster Dictionary
Councilnoun
an assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case
Councilnoun
a body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council
Councilnoun
act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Council
kown′sil, n. an assembly called together for deliberation or advice: the body of men constituting such an assembly: the body of men directing the affairs of the city: an assembly of ecclesiastics met to regulate doctrine or discipline (diocesan, provincial, national, general, or œcumenical).—ns. Coun′cil-board, the board or table round which a council meets for deliberation: the council itself; Coun′cil-cham′ber, the room where a council is held; Coun′cillor, a member of a council, esp. of a common council; Coun′cil-man, a member of a municipal council.—Council of war, a conference of military or naval officers called to meet and consult with the commander.—General council, one called by an invitation to the church at large, also Œcumenical, if received by the Catholic Church in general—as the first seven, 325-787.—In council, in the council-chamber: in giving advice.—Privy-council (see Privy). [Fr. concile—L. concilium.]
Editors Contribution
council
A group and team of united socialist people working together as an intelligent and just team created through a fair, just and transparent voting process which elects socialist candidates to a specific role and responsibility. The team work together to create in order of priority, optimum health, democracy, human rights, right to life, socialism, fair and just redistribution of wealth and shared prosperity for all people and focus positively on cocreating in order of priority optimum health, human rights, right to life, shared prosperity for all, stability, unity government, solidarity, cohesion, human rights, animal rights, right to housing, right to education, right to parent, right to free preschool education, right to a standard of living, right to internet access, economic stability, financial stability, civil rights, equal rights, equal opportunities, employment rights, childrens rights, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, united partnership, multi-party working, community empowerment systems, equal distribution of income, wealth, justness and fairness across society, the country, europe and the world and contribute to the cocreation of global and national peace agreements, peace treaties, the universes truth and a fair, just and transparent system of checks and balances.
The student council work as a united team for the shared rights and prosperity of everyone they serve.
Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'Council' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #296
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Rank popularity for the word 'Council' in Written Corpus Frequency: #259
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Council' in Nouns Frequency: #60
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Council in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Council in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Council in a Sentence
The general council was planned first week of April, that is six months from now and we couldn't fill an agenda, it is a lot of organization for a host city, I think we have taken a good decision to go to Qatar in November.
What we were looking for was for the Security Council to notice exactly what the situation is, in light of prevention, be cautious in this area, and know that we need to be watching it because it could get worse before it gets better.
We are deeply disappointed that the temporary injunction has been lifted. This is not the end of the road and we will continue to fight for the right of workers to make their own healthcare decisions, the vast majority of District Council 37 members are vaccinated. For those still making up their minds, force is not the answer. The schools should implement weekly testing if they truly want to keep everyone safe.
The mayor, the city council and the police department are specifically making the decision not to have law enforcement at a certain location.
Like many other people, we also believe that Mullah Mansour is dead and that's why his deputy ?Sheikh Haibatullah refused access to the ulema council to him.
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- مجلسArabic
- съветBulgarian
- kuzulBreton
- consellCatalan, Valencian
- radaCzech
- rådDanish
- RatGerman
- συμβούλιοGreek
- konsilioEsperanto
- concejoSpanish
- nõukoguEstonian
- valtuusto, neuvostoFinnish
- conseilFrench
- מועצהHebrew
- tanácsHungarian
- խորհուրդArmenian
- DewanIndonesian
- ráðIcelandic
- consiglioItalian
- concilio, consiliumLatin
- dome, padomeLatvian
- rūnangaMāori
- советMacedonian
- raadDutch
- kommunestyret, rådNorwegian
- conselhoPortuguese
- consiliuRomanian
- советRussian
- вије́ће, са́вјет, са́вет, sávjet, véće, sávet, ве́ће, vijéćeSerbo-Croatian
- radaSlovak
- svetSlovene
- këshillAlbanian
- styrelse, rådSwedish
- kikaoSwahili
- konseyTurkish
- 評議會Chinese
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