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councils
noun(coun-cil)
an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion
councils
noun(coun-cil)
a group elected or appointed as an advisory or legislative body
councils
noun(coun-cil)
a usually administrative body
councils
noun(coun-cil)
the legislative body of a city
councils
noun(coun-cil)
a council constituted to advise or share in the functions of a political executive
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noun(coun-cil)
a council that exercises supreme executive power
councils
noun(coun-cil)
a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study state problems and plan a legislative program
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noun(coun-cil)
a unicameral legislature (as in a British colony)
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noun(coun-cil)
the upper house of a British bicameral legislature
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noun(coun-cil)
a secret or private council
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noun(coun-cil)
a body of officials and dignitaries chosen by the British monarch as an advisory council to the Crown usually functioning through its committees
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noun(coun-cil)
a usually appointive advisory council to an executive
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a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security

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