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council Definition

coun·cil (ko̵un′səl)

noun

  1. a group of people called together for consultation, discussion, advice, etc.
  2. a group of people chosen as an administrative, advisory, or legislative assembly
    1. the legislative body of a city or other municipality
    2. Brit. the administrative body of a county, town, city, district, etc.
  4. an assembly of church officials to discuss points of doctrine, etc.
    1. a body of delegates from local units of a union, confederation, etc.
    2. an organization or society, or one of its levels of governing bodies
  6. the discussion or deliberation in a council

Etymology: ME counceil < OFr concile < L concilium, group of people, meeting < com-, together + calere, to call (see clamor); confused in form and meaning in ME with counsel

adjective

Brit. designating or of dwelling units built or provided by a local council () council houses

council Synonyms

council

n.

  1. A chosen group, usually advisory

    advisory board, cabinet, directorate; see committee.

  2. A deliberative meeting

    chamber, senate, assembly; see gathering.

council Usage Examples

Preposition: of

elder: As she confronts Nogbad in front of the council of elders, Noggin's ship is sighted approaching the harbor.

Converse of object

  • elect: The elected neighborhood council is dependent on the local authority for resources.
  • advise: Specialists advise the Council of areas of land where remains of pre-historic man are most likely to be discovered.

Adjective modifier

  • local: Local councils, DVLA, even the Inland Revenue, they could all be run from Delhi for a fraction of the current cost.
  • unitary: This will follow a public consultation of at least six weeks ' duration led by the county and unitary councils.
  • privy: He also obtained by the same means the reversion of the clerkship to the privy council.
  • municipal: At the local level, France's metropolitan departments are divided into communes, which are governed by municipal councils.
  • metropolitan: The system operates on a two-year rota: one-year urban areas with metropolitan councils, the next county councils.

Modifies a noun

  • tax: Does my council tax all go on South Norfolk Council services?
  • tenant: If you are a council tenant, these rules do not affect you.
  • payer: For a council tax payer wanting proper coverage of what their council is doing it's a nightmare.
  • estate: That trend gathered pace in the twentieth century, with council estates adding to private developments.
  • housing: Don't just read about the future of council housing.
  • election: Parish and town council elections The Green Party has also put forward 181 candidates for Parish and Town Councils around the country.

Noun used with modifier

  • district: Under 18s will be able to vote for an overall winner that will be presented to the district council.
  • county: Frankly I cannot work out what is in the county council 's mind.
  • parish: The balance of national to local representation shifted toward local in the Environment Act 1995 with the addition of parish council members.
  • boro: Press Releases Read the latest news from the boro council.
  • city: A man appeared in court for stealing a slide which the city council had thrown away - in a skip!
  • town: A town with a population of 10,000, with its own town council, might not wish to be divided into neighborhoods.