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
council(noun)
a body serving in an administrative capacity
"student council"
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
council(noun)
a meeting of people for consultation
"emergency council"
Wiktionary
council(Noun)
A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council)
council(Noun)
discussion or deliberation
Origin: From cuncile, from concile, from concilium
Webster Dictionary
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
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
Council(noun)
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'council' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #296
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'council' in Written Corpus Frequency: #259
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'council' in Nouns Frequency: #60
Numerology
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
Good council has no price.
The council members will expect that.
I don't think National Economic Council's either or.
Our city council doesn't have the guts to do anything.
The Security Council resolutions have essentially failed.
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- مجلسArabic
- съветBulgarian
- kuzulBreton
- consellCatalan, Valencian
- radaCzech
- rådDanish
- RatGerman
- συμβούλιοGreek
- konsilioEsperanto
- concejoSpanish
- nõukoguEstonian
- neuvosto, valtuustoFinnish
- conseilFrench
- מועצהHebrew
- tanácsHungarian
- խորհուրդArmenian
- DewanIndonesian
- ráðIcelandic
- consiglioItalian
- consilium, concilioLatin
- padome, domeLatvian
- rūnangaMāori
- советMacedonian
- raadDutch
- råd, kommunestyretNorwegian
- conselhoPortuguese
- consiliuRomanian
- советRussian
- са́вет, sávjet, вије́ће, sávet, ве́ће, vijéće, véće, са́вјетSerbo-Croatian
- radaSlovak
- svetSlovene
- këshillAlbanian
- styrelse, rådSwedish
- kikaoSwahili
- konseyTurkish
- 評議會Chinese
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