Definition of counciling
1. council [ n ] a body serving in an administrative capacity
Examples:
"student council"
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
The new Council was itself inescapably of political meaning , which was most clearly revealed in the absence of any U.N.F.P. members and the presence of several Istiqlal leaders .
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
The next morning , as the clock struck nine , he appeared at the Council meeting in the Town_Hall and insisted that the couple would have_to be punished if the Church was to be respected .
A week later the sentence of the Council was carried_out : Jake_Camaret and the woman were marched naked through the streets past a mocking populace .
Before them stalked the beadle , proclaiming as he went , `` Thus the Council deals with those who break its laws - adulterers , thieves , murderers , and lewd persons .
There were several on the Council who tried to live like Christians .
Synonyms council Related Terms administrative_unit world_council city_council works_council nac Economic_and_Social_Council executive_council soviet privy_council Trusteeship_Council panchayat Security_Council2. Council [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3353
Synonyms Council3. council [ n ] (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
Synonyms council Related Terms assembly council_of_trent council_of_chalcedon lateran_council Christianity4. council [ n ] a meeting of people for consultation
Examples:
"emergency council"
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