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 While final results are still outstanding, the national populist party seems to have scooped up more than 1,000 seats and taken control of eight councils across England. —

Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026 Thursday’s municipal elections marked the biggest political test for Starmer since Labour’s landslide victory in the 2024 General Election, with roughly 5,000 seats contested across 136 councils in England, in addition to six mayoral races and elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. —

Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2026 The party has already lost numerous key seats across the 136 councils in England, with 129 seats in Scotland and 96 in Wales also being contested. —

Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 May 2026 The picture will change throughout Friday as results come in from the majority of local councils, including Labour strongholds like London. —

ABC News, 8 May 2026 Some 5,000 seats on 136 city and county councils were up for grabs in Thursday's elections, along with six mayoral races. —

Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Winning the challenge not only allowed Jonathan immunity but also the power to attend both tribal councils and cast a vote at each. —

Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 May 2026 He also has been endorsed by presidents of five other neighborhood councils in the district. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Advisory councils, which provide a second layer of peer review, have been hollowed out. —

Anil Oza, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The coalition says members have asserted that America is specifically a Judeo-Christian or Christian nation and notes that most commission meetings took place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, an institution with Christian leadership.

— Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The first trimester Maple prides herself on cramming her schedule with meetings, juggling multiple tasks and constantly being on the go.

— Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026