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as in meeting
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
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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
the neighborhood council decided to campaign for a new park
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as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
summoned to a council to discuss ways that the state could improve medical care for the elderly
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as in consultation
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
an unscheduled council in the judge's chambers
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Recent Examples of council
The council last year passed an ordinance that will require sidewalk-detection technology by July 1, with parking restrictions required for some areas by next year.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Laura Rummel, Place 5 council member, agreed with Pelham and noted neighboring cities Plano, McKinney and Prosper have a three-minute limit for speakers.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Wauwatosa council members will be paid around 30% more under the new configuration.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
At the time, local council officials said selling in a commercial area was not permitted and reviewed whether any rules had been violated, noting that consequences are handled on a case-by-case basis.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Laura Rummel, Place 5 council member, agreed with Pelham and noted neighboring cities Plano, McKinney and Prosper have a three-minute limit for speakers.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Wauwatosa council members will be paid around 30% more under the new configuration.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
At the time, local council officials said selling in a commercial area was not permitted and reviewed whether any rules had been violated, noting that consequences are handled on a case-by-case basis.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for council
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Democrats saw the meeting as an opportunity to call attention to the fact that Bondi has yet to explicitly commit to showing up on April 14.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Not every organization immediately moved to cancel events or cut ties.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some medical organizations, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, are also opposed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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This year’s symposium laureate presentations were held March 11-12 at UC San Diego in La Jolla.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Nearly everybody called out Tucker Carlson at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s symposium on antisemitism.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Millions of people flock to the Smithsonian's two air and space museums in Washington and their affiliates at major NASA heritage sites in Texas and Florida each year.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Across the Houston area, residents described hearing a low, rumbling sound that many compared to thunder, even though the skies were clear, according to CBS affiliate KHOU.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Anand arrived in Turkey for consultations on the situation in the region as the war rages on.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Marietta man was critically wounded when, officials said, Lawrence Charles Michels, 51, of Jasper, opened fire during a walk-in mental health consultation inside the facility.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some went to court to challenge government refusals to authorize pickets, while others scaled them back to smaller indoor gatherings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Whether you’re headed to errands, the office, an after-hours gathering, let your outfit be the least of your worries.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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Poynter, a nonprofit journalism institute, recently detailed the work of Factnameh, run by an Iranian fact-checker in exile.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Center for American Progress, a left-leaning policy institute, questioned those figures and pointed to analyses predicting a more modest $331 to $748 increase.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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The National Weather Service holds the two-hour, free seminar in communities throughout northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Raskin is a former constitutional law professor who taught a seminar on the First Amendment and cites Thomas Paine as his hero.—
Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/council. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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