Definition of Councel
Coun"cil (koun"s&ibreve;l), n. [F.
concile, fr. L. concilium; con- +
calare to call, akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?; to call, and E.
hale, v., haul. Cf. Conciliate. This word is
often confounded with counsel, with which it has no
connection.]
1. An assembly of men summoned or
convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a
council of physicians for consultation in a critical
case.
2. A body of man elected or appointed to
constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a
governor's council; a city council.
An old lord of the council rated me the
other day.
Shak.
3. Act of deliberating; deliberation;
consultation.
Satan . . . void of rest,
His potentates to council called by night.
Milton.
O great in action and in council wise.
Pope.
Aulic council. See under
Aulic. -- Cabinet council. See
under Cabinet. -- City council,
the legislative branch of a city government, usually
consisting of a board of aldermen and common council, but
sometimes otherwise constituted. -- Common
council. See under Common. --
Council board, Council table,
the table round which a council holds consultation; also, the
council itself in deliberation. -- Council
chamber, the room or apartment in which a council
meets. -- Council fire, the ceremonial
fire kept burning while the Indians hold their councils.
[U.S.] Bartlett. -- Council of war,
an assembly of officers of high rank, called to consult with
the commander in chief in regard to measures or importance or
nesessity. -- Ecumenical council
(Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or divines convened
from the whole body of the church to regulate matters of doctrine
or discipline. -- Executive council, a
body of men elected as advisers of the chief magistrate, whether
of a State or the nation. [U.S.] -- Legislative
council, the upper house of a legislature, usually
called the senate. -- Privy
council. See under Privy. [Eng.]
Syn. -- Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament;
convention; convocation; synod.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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