English Explanatory Dictionary

council

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
  2. A local authority.
  3. Discussion or deliberation.
  4. Short for church council
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States.

Pronunciation

kounʹ-səl /ˈkaʊn.səl/ /ˈkuːn.səl/ en-us-council.ogg

Word forms

council councils

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from late Latin cōnsilium; with the spelling in -c- adopted after Latin concilium in Early Modern English, though some senses of counseil were influenced by Old French concile, a semi-learned borrowing from concilium. Doublet of concelho and counsel.

Synonyms

synod

Related words

conciliate reconcile counsel syndicate

Derived words

afforced council anticouncil borough council canine council church council city council council area Council Bluffs council communism council estate Council Grove council house council-housed council housing council housing estate councilism councilist councillor councilor councilman councilmate councilmember council of war councilperson council pop council tax councilwoman county council district council domestic policy council ecumenical council federal council Hebdomadal Council intercouncil kennel council local council mayor-council minority council order-in-council order in council order of council parish council parochial church council particular council plenary council privy council provincial council Security Council spokescouncil student council subcouncil town council unitary council Whitley council works council

Translations

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