Definitions for Council
ˈkaʊn səlCoun·cil

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. council(noun)

   a body serving in an administrative capacity

   "student council"

2. council(noun)

   (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. council(noun)

   a meeting of people for consultation

   "emergency council"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. council(Noun)

   A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council)

   Etymology: From cuncile, from concile, from concilium

2. council(Noun)

   discussion or deliberation

   Etymology: From cuncile, from concile, from concilium

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Council(noun)

   an assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case

2. Council(noun)

   a body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council

3. Council(noun)

   act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. council

   A group and team of united people working together as an intelligent and just team created through a fair, just and transparent voting process which elects 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, fair and just redistribution of income, wealth and resources and shared prosperity of 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 childcare, 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  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Council' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #296

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Council' in Written Corpus Frequency: #259

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Council' in Nouns Frequency: #60

How to pronounce Council?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Council in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Council in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Council in a Sentence

1. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   We are doing things that could be misinterpreted, we judged that creating an opportunity through the NATO-Russia Council is the best way of avoiding Russia being able to say: 'we haven't been informed, we didn't know the details.'.

2. Kelsey Davenport:

   The Trump administration clearly wants to have The Trump administration cake and eat it too, this selective interpretation of the UN Security Council provisions is absurd. The Trump administration has reiterated continuously since May of 2018 that The Trump administration's no longer a participant in the nuclear deal.

3. Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk:

   In accordance with the decision by the cabinet, which will come into effect in 30 days ... supplying goods, work, services to Crimea is banned, as far as electricity is concerned, these supplies can be provided exclusively based on a decision by the Security and Defence Council.

4. Anita McBride:

   It's crucial to homeland and American security abroad that there be a seamless inter-agency process at the National Security Council.

5. Joanne Liu:

   Four of the five permanent members of this council have, to varying degrees, been associated with coalitions responsible for attacks on health structures over the last year, these include the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, the Russia-backed, Syrian-led coalition.

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