council
council Lexical Profile
council Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly to govern, make decisions, or provide guidance.
"The student council met every Tuesday afternoon to organize school events and voice student concerns to the administration."
A local government authority elected to administer municipal affairs in a city, town, county, or borough.
"The city council voted unanimously to approve funding for the new public library and community park."
A formal meeting or convocation held for consultation, deliberation, or ecclesiastical decision-making.
"Bishops from across the empire were summoned to a general council to resolve the theological dispute."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently confused with its homophone 'counsel'. 'Council' is exclusively a noun referring to an advisory, deliberative, or governing assembly of people, whereas 'counsel' functions as both a noun (advice or a legal advisor) and a verb (to advise).
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French concile, derived from Latin concilium ('a meeting' or 'gathering of people'), formed from com- ('together') and the root calare ('to call or summon').