Word

council, n.
(councils)
freq. cnt. 8

a body serving in an administrative capacity
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

council

sample sentences

"student council"

semantic pointers

hypernym

administrative unit, administrative body

hyponym

Sanhedrin Security Council, SC Trusteeship Council, TC Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC North Atlantic Council, NAC city council executive council panchayat, panchayet, punchayet privy council works council soviet world council

a meeting of people for consultation
<noun.group>

council

sample sentences

"emergency council"

semantic pointers

hypernym

meeting, group meeting

hyponym

indaba Jirga powwow synod

member meronym

council member, councillor

(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
<noun.group>

council

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

Christianity, Christian religion

hypernym

assembly

hyponym

ecumenical council Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople Lateran Council Lyons, First Council of Lyons Lyons, Second Council of Lyons Vienne, Council of Vienne Constance, Council of Constance Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence Council of Trent Vatican Council