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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 The chief of the Waterbury Police Department has been chosen to serve as chairman of a new council formed by the National Police Activities/Athletic League. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025 Many council members directed questions on what role Homestead Police Department would have in conjunction with ICE officers to Police Chief Mario Knapp. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 The council likely will vote on both efforts next month. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025 Having lived in a 400-square-foot accessory dwelling unit over a detached garage in California before moving to Colorado, Barr was the only person on the council in favor of adopting the Neighborhood Housing Opportunities initiative. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for council
Recent Examples of Synonyms for council
Noun
  • Daily pre-shift meetings are standard at D.C. Cobb’s, where staff are trained on which items to promote based on margins and inventory.
    Xandra Harbet, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • President Donald Trump addressed the Davos meeting remotely in January, just three days after his inauguration.
    Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Black organizations and civil rights figures, like Mary McLeod Bethune, pushed for Black women in the WAC to get the same opportunity to serve overseas.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The aim is to ensure that the correct priorities remain visible, resources are appropriately allocated and the organization maintains a steady rhythm.
    Ishita Mehta, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Coal operators hopeful but cautious On a chilly mid-April morning, workers and leaders from coal and related businesses poured into the convention center in Charleston for the annual Coal Show and symposium amid a new air of hope.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Public interest around Reyna’s situation sustained into early 2023, when Gregg Berhalter’s comments at a leadership symposium went public.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The University must immediately establish procedures by which any Harvard affiliate can report noncompliance with the reforms detailed in this letter to both university leadership and the federal government.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Jurors received the case around 4 p.m. on Monday and resumed deliberations Tuesday morning, according to New Haven’s ABC affiliate, WTHN.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The residency includes consultations with industry professionals.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Additional consultation from zoologists confirmed a large cat such as a lion likely caused the injuries by.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The official said he was not involved in the intelligence gathering.
    USA Today, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • McCabe had attended a social gathering at a bar the night before O'Keefe was found with him, Read and others.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After pushback from the university — the institute’s projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.
    Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But the creature the institute caught on video was a footlong juvenile.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ellman hosting scam prevention seminar at 95th Street Library Experts will talk about how to identify and avoid falling victim to scams in an upcoming seminar being held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Peterson is joining Blair Bryant, broker with the Senior Solutions Division of The Steller Group real estate team, in a series of free seminars coming to south Denver, Centennial, and southeast Aurora this month.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/council. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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