Synonym: assembly, committee, conference, delegation, group. Similar words: pencil, conciliatory, renunciation, bounce, announce, county, country, counter. Meaning: ['kaʊnsl] 
n. 1. a body serving in an administrative capacity 2. (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine 3. a meeting of people for consultation.
n. 1. a body serving in an administrative capacity 2. (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine 3. a meeting of people for consultation. 
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(61) The council is committed to a programme of urban regeneration.
(62) Nudism, the council decided, was doing the resort more harm than good.
(63) Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution.
(64) The council had been handing out grants indiscriminately, and people were hurrying to get their snouts in the trough.
(65) Smith outlasted his rivals in the council to become leader in 1996.
(66) When Knight became leader, the council was run by a clique of officers largely unaccountable to the elected members.
(67) The matter was debated in the Security Council of the United Nations.
(67) Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
(68) The city council has contracted with White Company for the new building.
(69) The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to hostilities.
(70) 1.4 million council homes have been sold, mostly to sitting tenants.
(71) The Security Council will consider taking future actions against sanction-busters.
(72) Many members of the council opposed the building of the luxury houses in the centre of the city.
(73) Meetings of the council are held in the council chamber.
(74) The two women have been elected to the council.
(75) The council was often accused of extremism.
(76) Some farmers rent their land from the council.
(77) A council of elders governs the tribe.
(78) The Council has plenary powers to administer the agreement.
(79) They lease the site from the council.
(80) There is a shortage of council housing.
(81) The town council had refused permission for the march.
(82) For a local bus timetable, contact Dyfed County Council.
(83) The council has tried to get them evicted.
(84) The matter will be brought before council this afternoon.
(85) The council has agreed to rehouse the family.
(86) The headline read "Local council plans shake-up".
(87) Local residents have accused the council of penny-pinching.
(88) The building is owned by the local council.
(89) The local council runs a stress-management workshop.
(90) The council decided to broaden the pavement.
More similar words: pencil, conciliatory, renunciation, bounce, announce, county, country, counter, count on, account, count out, discount, counselor, account for, announcement, counseling, accounting, counterpart, on account of, accountability, take into account, developing countries, round and round, facility, facilities, facilitate, incident, ancient, principal, principle.