Thesaurus results for COUNCILS

councils

noun

plural of council

as in meetings

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 organizations

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 seminars

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 affiliates

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 discussions

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 councils And with 99 neighborhood councils who speak out for their communities, local projects to improve their areas have a good chance of happening. —

Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026 Typically, school boards and local councils have enough concerned citizens to act as the watchdog and raise a flag where necessary. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026 The state has also asked the Lake and Porter county councils to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax, Huston said. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 Nearly 5,000 voters will decide on seats across 136 local councils, following the UK government's recent reversal to delay the elections after an appeal by the rival Reform Party. —

Terry Collins, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026 Separately, Newsom last year signed a law that extended telework options for local officials, researchers and members of neighborhood councils and advisory groups. —

Yue Stella Yu feb. 22, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026 Regarding the involvement of former CEOs in institutional decision-making, Molinaroli notes that their practical insights could be tapped more frequently through diverse councils, clear mandates, and rigorous conflict-of-interest safeguards to prevent undue influence. —

Nia Bowers, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026 According to data shared with STAT, UMass Chan has 40 grant proposals pending in the NIH review system that have received fundable scores by both study sections and advisory councils — the two panels that provide peer review for grant applications. —

Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026 Nonpartisan public office includes courts, school boards and local councils. —

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Instead, Yee is running a grassroots campaign, visiting nearly all 58 California counties and holding as many face-to-face meetings as humanly possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026