/ˈkaʊnsəl/
#1747 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
A group of people chosen to make decisions for a town, a school, or a country.
Word origin
From Latin concilium, a meeting of people called together.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- concilium
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcouncils
Examples
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Here the council makes decisions for the city.
chosen .
"Council" is a group, not one person.
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"Councils" is the plural of "council".
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