Meaning of council In English

• 0 a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization:

  • the United Nations Security Council

  • This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council.

  • Edinburgh City Council

  • The town/city council is/are responsible for keeping the streets clean.

  • UK The local council has/have decided not to allocate funds for the project.

• 1 a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization:

  • the UN Security Council

  • The council is being pressured to approve the plan.

• 2 a group of people who are responsible for making official decisions about a particular activity or advising people about something:

  • the UN security council

  • a council meeting/member

  • a governing/ruling council

  • sit on/serve on/be elected to a council Solomon, an accountant from Portland, has been elected to the five-member investment council.

• 3 in the UK, an organization consisting of people who have been elected to govern a town, city, or area:

  • Councils can no longer fund all the services for which they are responsible.

  • a local/town/city council

  • a council member/meeting/worker

  • sit on/serve/be elected to a council Councillor Jim McCabe has sat on the local council for over 20 years.

• 4 in the US, a group of people who have been elected to govern a city:

  • A bill was passed by the council banning the dumping of waste within city boundaries.

  • The city council vetoed the budget proposal.

  • a council meeting/member

  • sit on/serve on/be elected to a council The current mayor was first elected to the council in 2009.