council

/ˈkaʊnsəl/ noun [C]

Definition

› a 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 councilsit 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/workersit 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/membersit on/serve on/be elected to a council The current mayor was first elected to the council in 2009. → See also works council

(Definition of council noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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