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council

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of council

1 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
Synonyms of council

assembly, congress, convention, convocation, gathering, get-together, huddle, meeting, powwow
Words Related to council

clinic, workshop

cabinet, caucus, conclave, synod

demonstration, rally

confab, conversation, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, palaver, talk

negotiation, parley, summit

conference, forum, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium

audience, interview, session

2 a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

  • the neighborhood council decided to campaign for a new park
Synonyms of council

association, board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
Words Related to council

collective, commune, community, cooperative

alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership

body, cadre, group

circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set

crew, outfit, party, squad, team

branch, chapter, local

faithful, fold, membership

sisterhood, sorority

cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy

band, gang, ring

cartel, combine, syndicate

3 a meeting featuring a group discussion

  • summoned to a council to discuss ways that the state could improve medical care for the elderly
Synonyms of council

colloquy, conference, forum, panel, panel discussion, parley, powwow, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium
Words Related to council

colloquium

caucus, town meeting

assembly, conclave, congregation, congress, consistory, convention, convocation, synod

debate, deliberation

brainstorming

chat room, newsgroup

4 a local unit of an organization

  • the scout's own council chose to ignore the national organization's discriminatory policies
Synonyms of council

affiliate, branch, cell, chapter, local
Words Related to council

arm, division, wing

offshoot, subchapter

lodge, post

5 an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue

  • an unscheduled council in the judge's chambers
Synonyms of council

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
Words Related to council

bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow, roundtable, seminar, skull session (also skull practice), symposium, talkathon

chat, conversation, rap, words

discourse, disquisition

bargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler

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