council

[US]/ˈkaʊnsl/
[UK]/ˈkaʊnsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. council; meeting; committee; advisory body; local legislature.

Phrases & Collocations

city council

town council

local council

council meeting

council member

council chamber

state council

security council

legislative council

executive council

british council

district council

national security council

advisory council

student council

national research council

consumer council

general council

vocational training council

governing council

privy council

council of europe

Example Sentences

a council chamber; the council table.

the council's finance department.

a council of village elders.

the Council of Ministers

the Council found him an annoyance.

the local councils are anti.

a broken-down council estate.

council budgets will be capped.

the council will decide the fate of the homes.

the council's declining years.

the Council held monthly meetings.

The city council is beset by problems.

She was a British Council scholar.

the council said it would appeal against the decision.

the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies.

the Borough Council backs the scheme.

the county council plans to build a bypass.

Real-world Examples

Rampant pollution and a nonchalant city council.

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I have a city council to keep happy!

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You took out the high council of hate.

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They will hold a council to discuss the proposal.

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Lloyd Kiyutelluk is president of the local tribal council.

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Susan? What did you do to the parents' council? Susan?

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Tommy Waters, a Native Hawaiian, leads the city council in Honolulu.

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Last week, the group's national council voted for the change.

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Can you think of why he might've left the council alone?

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I think it might be wise to lay off the local councils.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

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