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council(noun)BrE / ˈkaʊnsl / NAmE / ˈkaʊnsl / - a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county
- a city/county/borough/district council
- She's on the local council.
- a council member/meeting
- the organization that provides services in a city or county, for example education, houses, libraries, etc.
- a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, do research, provide money, etc.
- the Medical Research Council
- In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres.
- (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.
Extra Examples- As a struggling young composer, she applied to the California Arts Council for grant money.
- Many county councils are now controlled by the Conservatives.
- Our party won the majority of seats on the city councils.
- She’s on the borough council.
- Students should apply to their local council for a grant.
- The Arts Council gives grants for local projects.
- The Spokane city council voted unanimously to ask for his resignation.
- They are setting up a new council for the arts.
- the governing council of the Mormon Church
- He’ll have to appear before the professional conduct committee of the General Medical Council.
- He’s the former leader of Liverpool City Council.
- There are plans to establish a funding council for higher education.
- There’s a system of district councils and regional councils.
- You could apply for a grant from the Arts Council.
- You should visit your local training and enterprise council.
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.
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