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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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