COUNCIL Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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council

[ koun-suhl ]

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noun

an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
a body of persons specially designated or selected to act in an advisory, administrative, or legislative capacity:
the governor's council on housing.
(in certain British colonies or dependencies) an executive or legislative body assisting the governor.
an ecclesiastical assembly for deciding matters of doctrine or discipline.
New Testament. the Sanhedrin or other authoritative body.

council

/ 藞办补蕣苍蝉蓹濒 /

noun

an assembly of people meeting for discussion, consultation, etc
an emergency council
a body of people elected or appointed to serve in an administrative, legislative, or advisory capacity
a student council
the council
sometimes capital the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
a meeting or the deliberation of a council
modifier of, relating to, provided for, or used by a local council
council offices
a council chamber
modifier provided by a local council, esp (of housing) at a subsidized rent
a council house
a council estate
an administrative or legislative assembly, esp the upper house of a state parliament in Australia
Christianity an assembly of bishops, theologians, and other representatives of several churches or dioceses, convened for regulating matters of doctrine or discipline

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Usage

See counsel

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Confusables Note

Council, counsel, and consul are not interchangeable. Council is a noun. Its most common sense is 鈥渁n assembly of persons convened for deliberation or the like.鈥� 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 鈥渁dvice given to another鈥�: His counsel on domestic relations is sound. A person giving such advice is a counselor. In law, counsel means 鈥渓egal adviser or advisers鈥� and can be either singular or plural. As a verb, counsel means 鈥渢o advise.鈥� The noun consul refers to the representative of a government who guards the welfare of its citizens in a foreign country.

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

蝉耻产路肠辞耻苍顎僣颈濒 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of council¹

First recorded in 1125鈥�75; Middle English co(u)nsile, from Anglo-French cuncil ( e ), Old French concile, from Late Latin concilium 鈥渟ynod, church council鈥� ( Latin: 鈥渁ssembly鈥�), probably equivalent to Latin con- con- + -肠颈濒(腻谤别), combining form of 肠补濒腻谤别 鈥渢o summon, convoke鈥� + -ium -ium; Middle English -s- by association with Anglo-French cunseil counsel

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of council¹

C12: from Old French concile, from Latin concilium assembly, from com- together + 肠补濒腻谤别 to call; influenced also by Latin consilium advice, counsel

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鈥淭he department doesn鈥檛 have to go away. The department can sustain itself,鈥� the council member said.

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Arnold Alvarez-Glasman, who resigned during a special council meeting in early March just two days after the Operation Dirty Pond raids.

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Yet another speaker, Mid-City resident Devin Bennett, warned council members that they would be remembered for having 鈥渢he blood of thousands of puppies and kittens鈥� on their hands unless they stopped the cuts.

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Another council member, Eunisses Hernandez, requested more information from the department about whether the millions spent on its helicopter fleet was justified given the city鈥檚 financial straits.

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However, the city council has said a "fair and reasonable offer" has been made and "not a single worker needs to lose a penny".

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coumarone resin council area

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