council

/ˈkaʊn.səl/

nouncoun · cil

A COUNCIL is a group that COUNTS on each member’s voice—COU N CIL.

Yes, it's council. Don’t mix it up with counsel: counCIL ends with -cil (like “civic”), while counSEL ends with -sel (like “sell advice”).

Definition

  1. nouna group of people chosen or elected to make decisions, give advice, or govern (such as a city council)

Examples

  • “The city council voted to build a new playground.”
  • “Our student council meets every Friday to plan school events.”
  • “The council agreed to review the new safety rules next month.”

Synonyms

committeeboardassemblypaneladvisory group

Translations

ES consejoPT conselhoFR conseil

Common misspellings

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