council
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈkaʊnsəl/ usa 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.
GOVERNMENT
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.
GOVERNMENT
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.
See also
works council