council of warnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkaʊn.səl əv ˈwɔːr/us/ˌkaʊn.səl əv ˈwɔːr/UKa meeting held to decide what action to take in a serious or difficult situation:
Parents are holding a council of war to decide what to do about the threatened closure of the school.
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Official meetings
- annual general meeting
- assembly
- assizes
- caucus
- conference
- congress
- convention
- convocation
- extraordinary
- order
- plenary
- plenum
- powwow
- quorate
- quorum
- round-table
- secretary
- session
- speaking engagement
- summit
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