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Word: Council
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English concilie (in the sense ‘ecclesiastical assembly’), from Latin concilium ‘convocation, assembly’, from con- ‘together’ + calare ‘summon’; subsequently reinforced by Anglo-Norman French cuncile. Compare with counsel
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaʊnsl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly
Short Definition:advisory or administrative body
Examples:- an official human rights council
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