council

ˈkaʊn.səl

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#1·11h ago

A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).

Satan void of rest, / His potentates to council called by night;

Origin: , from , from late ; with the spelling in -c- adopted after in Early Modern English, though some senses of counseil were influenced by , a from concilium.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

Discussion or deliberation.

the First Council of Nicaea

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