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a local unit of an organization the scout's own council chose to ignore the national organization's discriminatory policies

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Recent Examples of council Residents urged the council to prioritize transparency and community input following Chan’s controversial final year on the job. Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025 Tuesday’s vote was preceded by hours of testimony from the public denouncing the council for considering a redo of the legalization measure from November. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025 But council members directed him to find budget cuts to shrink the rate height. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025 La Jolla Town Hall coming March 5 San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava will present a town hall forum in La Jolla as part of a series of such meetings across his council District 1. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for council 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for council
Noun
  • What to Know: On Thursday, Trump confirmed the tariffs in a meeting with reporters at the White House.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Within an hour of that chance meeting, Ahn was on the phone with Lauren posing a question the Bodens never expected to hear during their job search.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The White House froze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants, then rescinded the order, then said the order still stood, leaving thousands of organizations in limbo.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The Philos Project and our advocacy organization Generation Zion recently traveled to TPUSA’s AmFest for an extraordinary few days.
    Luke Moon, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Artists’ Talks symposium, children’s art activities, music and food trucks.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Day-long garden seminars and symposiums are very popular up and down the Front Range through the winter months.
    Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Wade Langston, 57, was identified as the victim in the Saturday, Jan. 26, incident, ABC affiliate KRDO-TV, the Colorado Springs Gazette and Fox affiliate KXRM-TV reported.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • The public consultation will take place on February 25-27.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The screening is slated to include a cardiac risk assessment with a registered nurse, a noninvasive electrocardiogram, consultation with a physician and if indicated, a limited echocardiogram.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Outside, multiple gathering areas span the backyard.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The school also agreed to renovate a community building for use as a gathering space for Middle Eastern, North African and Muslim students.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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  • The conservative Heritage Foundation and Republican lawmakers have been floating long to-do lists for changing the NIH, including dramatically reorganizing the centers and institutes that constitute the agency.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Hannah Downey is the policy director at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a nonprofit institute based in Bozeman, Montana, that creates innovative conservation solutions through markets and incentives.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • Rodriguez-McDowell, who chairs the commission’s economic development committee, and Johnson attended an investment seminar, met with Bavarian government officials and toured a manufacturing plant while abroad, a county spokesperson previously told the Observer.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
  • All year long, the center puts on a range of museum exhibitions, concerts, and seminars as a way to promote how a range of American music variations and genres have impacted culture.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/council. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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