Synonyms for council
ˈkaʊn səlcoun·cil

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 13 votes

1. council

   Synonyms:
   cabinet, bureau, chamber, consultation, conclave, parliament, congress, synod, company, assembly, meeting, conference, convention, convocation

   Antonyms:
   league, conspiracy, cabal, intrigue, mob, multitude, crowd

Princeton's WordNet

1. councilnoun

   a body serving in an administrative capacity

   "student council"

2. councilnoun

   (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

3. councilnoun

   a meeting of people for consultation

   "emergency council"

Matched Categories

1. • Christianity
   • Administrative Unit
   • Assembly
   • Meeting

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. councilnoun

   Synonyms:
   cabinet, ministry, body of advisers

2. councilnoun

   Synonyms:
   assembly (for consultation), meeting, congress, diet, synod, convocation, convention

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. councilnoun

   Synonyms:
   aldermen, cabinet, assembly, junta, junto, camarilla, synod, cabal

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "council":

   board, conseil, rat, advice, consejo, raad, bureau, councils, commission, consiglio, counsel, rats, conselho, συμβουλίου, boards, tip

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1. Mingus Mapps:

   Our city is overwhelmed by multiple crises. This council should focus on solving those, we have a gun violence crisis. We have a homelessness crisis. We have a trash crisis. And we have a pandemic.

2. Attorney Dys:

   You can’t ban people from going to a church, this guy is trying to use the legal system to ban city council people from attending any type of church service. To get the court to admonish them for daring to go to a church service is just wrong.

3. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   France's support for the integrated African reaction force is total. France will support a request of the African Union and other concerned countries for a resolution to be voted by the Security Council.

4. Seb Coe:

   We have to address that -- in fact we were discussing exactly that issue in the council meeting last week, we must not confuse a one-day event with our championships but it is all about presentation if we want young people to engage in our sport.

5. Nikki Haley:

   Make no mistake, Hamas is pleased with the results from yesterday, i ask my colleagues here in the Security Council, who among us would accept this type of activity on your border ?