Council

Synonyms for council
noun people assembled for purpose

gathering
gang
committee
ring
conference
confab
synod
board
convention

body
parliament
assembly
conclave
congress
convocation
powwow
diet
cabinet

congregation
mob
outfit
panel
clan
huddle
ministry
chamber
meet

brain trust
kitchen cabinet
directorate
senate
groupthink
governing body
official family

Antonyms for council

individual

one

Usage Notes

Council, counsel, and consul are not interchangeable. Council is a noun. Its most common sense is “an assembly of persons convened for deliberation or the like.” It is generally used with a singular verb. A member of such a group is a councilor. Counsel is both noun and verb. Its most common meaning as a noun is “advice given to another”: His counsel on domestic relations is sound. A person giving such advice is a counselor. In law, counsel means “legal adviser or advisers” and can be either singular or plural. As a verb, counsel means “to advise.” The noun consul refers to the representative of a government who guards the welfare of its citizens in a foreign country.
Concept Thesaurus for word council
2. Complex voluntary action
Synonyms – noun

council
court
bench
parliament
rigsdag
junta
classis
legislative assembly
witan
syndicate
vestry
council chamber
cockpit
convention
caucus
meeting
session
house
primary [U.S.].
M.P.
congressman.

committee
chamber
staff.
chamber of deputies
cortes
divan
Amphictyonic council
legislative council
caput
court of appeal (tribunal)
county council
state chamber.
convocation
diet
conclave
sitting
palaver
quorum
senator
councilor

subcommittee
cabinet
senate
directory
storthing
musnud
duma
riksdag
consistory
board of control
local board.
cabinet council
synod
states-general.
clique
seance
pourparler
council fire [N.Am.]
member
representative of the people

comitia
board
senatus
reichsrath
witenagemote
sanhedrim
house of representatives
volksraad
chapter
board of works
audience chamber
privy council
congress
assembly
conventicle
conference
durbar
powwow [U.S.]
member of parliament
assemblyman

Synonyms – adjectives

senatorial

curule

congressional

parliamentary.

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