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Council
A Council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance.
Examples:
- A city council, county council or other council in the system of Local Government in the United Kingdom.
- The United Nations Security Council
- The United States Council on Foreign Relations
- The United Kingdom's Privy Council
- The common revolutionary organisation Workers' Councils
- Councils within European Union:
Other definitions:
- Council of Europe is an international organisation.
- In the United Kingdom it refers to the Municipality.
- In the Boy Scouts of America, councils are divisions within the National Council.
- Certain Synods are known as Ecumenical councils. A synod which is not an ecumenical council can also be called a council.
- The Xindi Council is a fictional organization from Star Trek
Council is not interchangeable with counsel or consul.
- A councilor is a member of a council, as such described above.
- A counselor provides counsel: advice and guidance, such as lawyers provide to their clients.
- A consul is a diplomatic officer.
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