council

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noun

1. a body serving in an administrative capacity (Freq. 8)
- student council
• Hypernyms:
administrative unit, administrative body
• Hyponyms:
Sanhedrin, Security Council, SC, Trusteeship Council, TC,
Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, North Atlantic Council, NAC, city council, executive council,
executive council, panchayet, punchayet, privy council, works council,
soviet, world council
2. (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
• Topics:
Christianity, Christian religion
• Hypernyms:
assembly
• Hyponyms:
ecumenical council, Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople, Lateran Council, Lyons,
First Council of Lyons, Second Council of Lyons, Vienne, Council of Vienne, Constance, Council of Constance,
Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence, Council of Trent, Vatican Council
3. a meeting of people for consultation
- emergency council
• Hypernyms:
meeting, group meeting
• Hyponyms:
indaba, Jirga, powwow, synod
• Member Meronyms:
council member, councillor