Council Local ˈkaʊnsl Arts Noun Town Decision Ratified

• a town council
• the decision still has to be ratified by the full council.
• she's on the local council.
• he won a seat on the council in a by-election.

council

1. a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county
• SEE ALSO band council
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/band-council
• a town council
• The decision still has to be ratified by the full council.
• She's on the local council.
• He won a seat on the council in a by-election.
• She has served on the council for four years.
• a member/meeting of the council
• the leader of the council
• a council member/leader
• a council meeting/chamber
2. the organization that provides services in a city or county, for example education, houses, libraries, etc.
• Residents have complained to the council about the noise.
• She has been working for the council since March.
• Students should apply to their local council for a grant.
• council workers/staff/officials/officers
• cuts to council services
3. a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, do research, provide money, etc.
• SEE ALSO the Medical Research Council
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-medical-research-council
• the Medical Research Council
• In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres.

Extra Examples

• He'll have to appear before the professional conduct committee of the General Medical Council.
• There are plans to establish a funding council for higher education.
• the governing council of the Mormon Church
• They are setting up a new council for the arts.
• The Arts Council gives grants for local projects.
• As a struggling young composer, she applied to the California Arts Council for grant money.
• You should visit your local training and enterprise council.
4. (especially in the past) a formal meeting to discuss what action to take in a particular situation
• The king held a council at Nottingham from 14 to 19 October 1330.

Word Origin

• Old English (in the sense ‘ecclesiastical assembly’): from Anglo-Norman French cuncile, from Latin concilium ‘convocation, assembly’, from con- ‘together’ + calare ‘summon’. Compare with counsel.