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Synonyms of council
- a war council attended by the top commanders of each of the armed services
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- the neighborhood council decided to campaign for a new park
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- association,
- board,
- brotherhood,
- chamber,
- club,
- college,
- congress,
- consortium,
- fellowship,
- fraternity,
- guild
- (also gild),
- institute,
- institution,
- league,
- order,
- organization,
- society,
- sodality
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- summoned to a council to discuss ways that the state could improve medical care for the elderly
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- an unscheduled council in the judge's chambers
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- argument,
- argumentation,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- back-and-forth,
- colloquy,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- conference,
- consult,
- consultation,
- counsel,
- debate,
- deliberation,
- dialogue
- (also dialog),
- discussion,
- give-and-take,
- palaver,
- parley,
- talk
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Convening on 'Counsel' and 'Council'
Convening on 'Counsel' and 'Council'
We drop the gavel. Remediation is provided.
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“Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/council. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of council was in the 12th century
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