Entry Word: council

Function: noun

Meaning: 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