[
UK
/kˈaʊnsəl/
]
[ US /ˈkaʊnsəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈkaʊnsəɫ/ ]
NOUN
-
a meeting of people for consultation
emergency council -
a body serving in an administrative capacity
student council - (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
How To Use council In A Sentence
- A few days after, they brought the intelligence that Barbarina had returned; and the councillor dwelt with her in her new house; and the servants were commanded to call the signora Madame Cocceji. as she was his well-beloved and trusted wife. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends
- ‘The council operates a priority order for gritting roads and footpaths,’ a spokesman said.
- A fellow council worker, who had just got out of the vehicle and was standing close at the time of the impact, suffered serious injuries.
- The town council chairman said the grass outside the school was being churned up by tyres.
- Hopefully, some of the more level-headed members of the council can prevail and make the Boom Town fiasco a bust.
- Is the thrill of washing his socks so great that you have to pay council tax from the same address? The Sun
- Contact your local council to campaign for pedestrian schemes in residential areas.
- Second, if a Palestinian state is recognized along the 1967 lines in point of fact, nothing more than the 1949 armistice lines, this undermines UN Security Council Resolution 242 and 338 and the Camp David Accords, which call for a negotiated outcome and do not predetermine final boundaries. David Harris: Support Peace: Oppose Palestinian UN Gambit
- I am not convinced and that is why I have asked for this topic to be discussed at the town council.
- Early adopters will include utility and energy companies, local councils, and companies and individuals who want to be seen to be green. Times, Sunday Times