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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024coun•cil /ˈkaʊnsəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a meeting for consultation, discussion, or advice:a church council.
- Governmenta body appointed or elected to give advice, to make rules, or to administer an organization: the governor's council on housing.
council and counsel are not the same but are pronounced similarly. council is a noun. Its most common sense is "an assembly of persons brought together for discussion or the like.'' counsel is both a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning as a noun is "advice given to another.'' In law, counsel means "legal adviser or advisers.'' As a verb, counsel means "to advise.'' WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024coun•cil (koun′səl),USA pronunciation n. - an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
- Governmenta body of persons specially designated or selected to act in an advisory, administrative, or legislative capacity:the governor's council on housing.
- Government(in certain British colonies or dependencies) an executive or legislative body assisting the governor.
- Religionan ecclesiastical assembly for deciding matters of doctrine or discipline.
- Bible, Religion[New Testament.]the Sanhedrin or other authoritative body.
- Late Latin concilium synod, church council (Latin: assembly), probably equivalent. to Latin con- con- + -cil(āre), combining form of calāre to summon, convoke + -ium -ium; Middle English -s- by association with Anglo-French cunseil counsel
- Anglo-French cuncil(e), Old French concile
- Middle English co(u)nsile 1125–75
Council, counsel, and consul are not interchangeable. Council is a noun. Its most common sense is "an assembly of persons convened for deliberation or the like.'' It is generally used with a singular verb. A member of such a group is a councilor. Counsel is both noun and verb. Its most common meaning as a noun is "advice given to another'':His counsel on domestic relations is sound.A person giving such advice is a counselor. In law, counsel means "legal adviser or advisers'' and can be either singular or plural. As a verb, counsel means "to advise.'' The noun consul refers to the representative of a government who guards the welfare of its citizens in a foreign country. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: council /ˈkaʊnsəl/ n - an assembly of people meeting for discussion, consultation, etc
- a body of people elected or appointed to serve in an administrative, legislative, or advisory capacity: a student council
- the council ⇒ (sometimes capital) Brit the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
- (modifier) of, relating to, provided for, or used by a local council: a council chamber, council offices
- (modifier) Brit provided by a local council, esp (of housing) at a subsidized rent: a council house, a council estate
- Austral an administrative or legislative assembly, esp the upper house of a state parliament in Australia
- an assembly of bishops, theologians, and other representatives of several churches or dioceses, convened for regulating matters of doctrine or discipline
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French concile, from Latin concilium assembly, from com- together + calāre to call; influenced also by Latin consilium advice, counselUSAGE
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