council

noun

ˈkau̇n(t)-səl How to pronounce council (audio)
Definition of councilnext
1
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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2
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 affiliate
a local unit of an organization the scout's own council chose to ignore the national organization's discriminatory policies

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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 opened its probe following a month of intense debate surrounding the risks posed by advanced AI models, and is aiming to use testimony and information unearthed through the investigation to guide new regulations. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The city council is expected to vote on the issue next month. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Gordon directs the council's Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 The council said the public deserves to know how these systems are being developed and who is responsible when something goes wrong. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for council
Recent Examples of Synonyms for council
  1. meeting
  2. organization
  3. symposium
  4. affiliate
  5. consultation
  6. gathering
  7. institute
  8. seminar
Noun
  • Every year, Noting’s fan community elects a community board observer, a volunteer who attends the company’s quarterly board meetings and presents customers’ views on products and launches to its directors.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That same year one of the scientists who first uncovered the existence of GRBs, Ray Klebesadel of the clandestine Los Alamos National Laboratory, gave a talk at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Databricks helps organizations collect, process, and analyze large amounts of data and has been used by companies, such as Al-Futtaim Group, to help optimize its supply chain and develop a customer loyalty program.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • For Shannon Marimón, executive director of ReadyCT, a CBIA affiliate that focuses on providing career pathways support to students across the state, the commission has a tremendous opportunity before it.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • During the pandemic, the shooter’s mother spoke with CNN affiliate KTVZ about her hopes that in-person classes would resume for children with special needs.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • The consultation, surgical approach and follow-up care may also differ, which can affect the overall cost.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Norway will now hold a public consultation on the recommendations made in the report, with the central bank due to submit its response in January.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • After the last one is opened, use the set to bake cookies for Santa and decorate them on Christmas Eve, then take the extras along to your holiday gathering.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Police cited security reasons for the latest ban of a student gathering in the northwestern town of Banja Luka on Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The mysterious death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia drew global attention to a region where disease risks run as deep as the permafrost.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What follows is an edited transcript of the next 30 minutes, during which my family conducted an impromptu seminar on feminism, hypocrisy, and the appropriate amount of clothing to wear while eating cereal.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
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