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IELTS BNC: 251 COCA: 2612

council

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Related topics: Organizations, Parliaments
coun·cil /ˈkaʊnsəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countableC]   → counsel
1  SSOORGANIZATIONa group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice 委员会；理事会
 the council for civil liberties
公民自由委员会
 the UN Security Council
联合国安全理事会
2  PGPORGANIZATIONthe organization that is responsible for local government in a particular area in Britain 〔英国地方政府的〕政务委员会，地方议会
 local council elections
地方议会选举
 He sent a letter to the council to complain about the noise.
他给地方议会寄了封信去投诉噪音问题。
County/District/City etc Council
 Northampton Borough Council
北安普顿自治镇议会
council leader/officer/worker etc 地方议会领袖/官员/工作人员等
council chamber/offices 地方议会会议厅/办公室
3  PGPORGANIZATIONa group of people elected to the government of a city in the US 〔美国的〕市议会
 the Los Angeles city council
洛杉矶市议会
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + council
an advisory council (=for giving advice)
The report was issued by the Advisory Council on Science and Technology.
a research council
the Medical Research Council
a funding council (=for giving money to projects, organizations etc)
a further education funding council
the arts/sports council
The exhibition has been funded by the Arts Council.
the UN Security Council (=for protecting a country or group of countries)
the Security Council's peace plan
verbs
establish/form/set up a council
A National Radio and Television Council was established to regulate the market.
head a council
Brzezinski headed the National Security Council at that time.
a council awards something (=gives someone something, especially money)
The Scottish Arts Council has awarded grants totalling over £30,000.
council + NOUN
a council meeting
She had to attend a council meeting.
a council member
School council members are elected by their fellow students.
a council resolution (=decision)
Council resolutions need a two thirds majority.
a council grant (=amount of money that a council gives to a person, organization, project etc)
The community centre has had its council grant cut by 50%.
Examples from the Corpus
council• a council meeting• Stuart is on the Regional Arts Council.• Feltz is running for city council in the fall elections.• She's been elected onto the city council.• The plan for the new housing development is now being considered by Essex County Council.• The rankings guide Britain's four higher education funding councils in allocating resources.• Just last week pensioner Phillip Frampton died after a fire at his council flat in Swindon.• In addition to the palatial and leafy suburbs, there are areas of inner-city terraced housing awaiting redevelopment and large outlying council estates.• The club got a grant from the Sports Council to help pay for new changing rooms.• I kept on at the council, but it wasn't easy to get a council flat in those days.• The balance between additions and cuts will depend on the financial climate and the political complexion of the council.• A complaints system is being set up to make it easier for residents to complain about the service that the council offers.• One incumbent was returned to the council.• The council say that shutters are not the answer.
council chamber/offices• No wonder Mosley was smiling as he stood in the cast council chamber.• This is because Mrs. Gilmour will be taking the petition along to the district council offices the following day.• She waited patiently in council chambers for about two hours for the issue to be taken up in executive session.• He had them erected in the grounds of his house - now council offices.• This reluctance to take office is recalled during the annual mayor-making in the council chamber of the town hall.• Tribal members said there was standing room only in the council chamber, which holds about 60 people.• Ambassador Richard Holbrooke into the council chamber.
From Longman Business Dictionary
councilcoun·cil /ˈkaʊnsəl/ noun [countableC]
1a group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice
the council for civil liberties
→ works council
2in Britain, the organization that is responsible for local government in a particular region
Bob Jones has been on the Borough Council for years.
3a group of people elected to the government of a city in the US
the Los Angeles city council
Origin council
(1100-1200) Old French concile, from Latin concilium, from com- ( → COM-) + calare “to call”
coun·cil noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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IELTS BNC: 251 COCA: 2612
council

noun¹

 1local or national government地方政府；國家政府ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUNCIL | COUNCIL + VERB | COUNCIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤executive, governing, ruling, state行政委員會；管理委員會；國務院➤national國務委員會➤legislative立法委員會▸➤local地方政務委員會▸➤borough, city, community, county, district, municipal, neighbourhood/neighborhood, parish, provincial, regional, town自治市議會；市議會；（蘇格蘭和威爾士的）社區議會；郡政務委員會；區政務委員會；行政堂區議會；省議會；地區議會；鎮政務委員會▸➤metropolitan, rural, urban (all especially BrE) 大都市／鄉村／城市政務委員會➤tribal部落委員會▸➤elected選舉產生的議會VERB + COUNCIL➤elect選舉政務委員會▸➤control (especially BrE) 控制政務委員會◇Many county councils are now controlled by the Conservatives.保守黨現在控制着許多郡的政務委員會。➤gain control of, retain control of, win control of (all BrE) 取得／保留／贏得對議會的控制COUNCIL + VERB➤meet議會開會➤vote議會投票◇The Spokane city council voted unanimously to ask for his resignation.斯波坎市議會一致表決要求他辭職。➤adopt sth, approve sth, decide sth, pass sth議會採納⋯／批准⋯／決定⋯／通過⋯COUNCIL + NOUN➤elections議會選舉▸➤member, representative議會成員／代表▸➤meeting議會會議▸➤chamber議事廳➤president議會主席➤resolution議會決議➤leader, seat議會領袖／席位PREPOSITION➤on a/the council任政務委員會委員◇She's on the borough council.她是自治市政務委員會的委員。PHRASES➤a seat on a council議會席位◇Our party won the majority of seats on the city councils.我們黨贏得了市議會的多數席位。  ➡ note at organization
council

noun²

 2 (BrE) organization that provides local services地方服務機構VERB + COUNCIL | COUNCIL + VERB | COUNCIL + NOUN VERB + COUNCIL➤apply to向市政部門申請◇Students should apply to their local council for a grant.學生應該向當地的市政部門申請助學金。COUNCIL + VERB➤provide, spend市政部門提供／花費COUNCIL + NOUN➤employee, staff, worker市政工作人員▸➤services市政部門▸➤estate, flat, house, housing市政住宅群；公租房；市政住房▸➤tax（英國根據個人房產的價值收取的）市政稅  ➡ note at organization
council

noun³

 3group chosen to give advice, money, etc.委員會ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUNCIL | COUNCIL + VERB | COUNCIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤advisory, funding, governing, research顧問／基金／管理／研究委員會◇the governing council of the Mormon Church摩門教會管理委員會➤arts, sports藝術／體育委員會➤student學生委員會➤ecumenical普世大公會議VERB + COUNCIL➤create, establish, form, found, set up, start設立委員會；成立委員會▸➤apply to向委員會申請◇As a struggling young composer, she applied to the California Arts Council for grant money.作為一個為生計掙扎的年輕作曲家，她向加利福尼亞藝術委員會申請補助金。COUNCIL + VERB➤award sb sth, give sb sth委員會給予某人⋯◇The Arts Council gives grants for local projects.藝術委員會為地方項目提供資助。COUNCIL + NOUN➤member委員會成員PREPOSITION➤council for⋯委員會◇They are setting up a new council for the arts.他們要成立一個新的藝術委員會。  ➡ note at organization
IELTS BNC: 251 COCA: 2612
council noun
⇨ assembly (the local council) ⇨ committee (the General Medical Council)
IELTS BNC: 251 COCA: 2612
council
Groups of government officials: apparatus, assembly, bureaucracy...
Government departments and public bodies: administration, agency, branch...
Advisers and advice centres: adviser, advisor, back seat driver...
Official meetings and conferences: AGM, annual general meeting, appointment...

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