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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
nCOLLOCATIONS
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%.
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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 nounn 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 ADJECTIVEexecutive, 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 + COUNCILelect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 + VERBmeet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 + NOUNelections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PREPOSITIONon 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。PHRASESa 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 + COUNCILapply 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 + VERBprovide, spend市政部門提供/花費COUNCIL + NOUNemployee, 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 ADJECTIVEadvisory, 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 + COUNCILcreate, 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 + VERBaward 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 + NOUNmember委員會成員PREPOSITIONcouncil 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...

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