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council

Entry Word:: council
Function:: noun

Text: 1 a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose<a war council attended by the top commanders of each of the armed services>— see meeting 1 2 a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest<the neighborhood council decided to campaign for a new park>— see association 2 3 a meeting featuring a group discussion<summoned to a council to discuss ways that the state could improve medical care for the elderly>— see forum

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