Council

Council may refer to:

In politics

• Borough council, a form of local government
• City council, a form of local government
• Community council, the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales
• Council of Europe, a political, intergovernmental organization with 47 member countries
• Council of the European Union, the upper house of the European Union
• Council of State, an organ of government in many states
• County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
• European Council, the body of heads of states or governments of the European Union
• Labour council, an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area
• Municipal council, borough/city council in France (conseil municipal)
• National Security Council, an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues
• Parish councils in England, a form of local government in the United Kingdom
• Privy council, a body that advises the head of state of a nation
• Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes
• UK Research Councils, government agencies responsible for an area of research in the United Kingdom
• United Nations Security Council, a decision-making body at the United Nations
• Workers' council, a council composed of working class or proletarian members

In other fields

• Arts council, a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts
• Bar council, a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court
• Buddhist councils, important historical events in the history of Buddhism
• Council (Boy Scouts), a non-profit private corporation within Boy Scouts of America
• Ecumenical council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice
• Floyd Council, an American blues musician
• Student council, a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities
• Synod in a Christian church
• University Council running a university
• Works council, a body representing the workers of a plant, factory, etc., elected to negotiate with the management about working conditions, wages, etc.
• Youth council, an example of youth voice engaged in youth-led decision-making

In United States geography

• Council, Alaska
• Council, Idaho
• Council Bay, Wisconsin

See also

• Accreditation Council (disambiguation)
• Advisory Council (disambiguation)
• Affairs Council (disambiguation)
• American Council (disambiguation)
• Australian Council (disambiguation)
• Canadian Council (disambiguation)
• Christian Council (disambiguation)
• Common Council (disambiguation)
• Consul
• Cooperation Council (disambiguation)
• Council High School (disambiguation)
• Council house (disambiguation)
• Council of Elders (disambiguation)
• Crown Council (disambiguation)
• Dance Council (disambiguation)
• Danish Council (disambiguation)
• Defence Council (disambiguation)
• Dental Council (disambiguation)
• District council (disambiguation)
• Dutch Council (disambiguation)
• European Council (disambiguation)
• Examinations Council (disambiguation)
• Executive Council (disambiguation)
• Federal Council (disambiguation)
• Federation Council (disambiguation)
• French Council (disambiguation)
• Funding Council (disambiguation)
• General council (disambiguation)
• General Teaching Council (disambiguation)
• Grand Council (disambiguation)
• High Council (disambiguation)
• Hong Kong Council (disambiguation)
• Indian Council (disambiguation)
• International Council (disambiguation)
• Iraqi Council (disambiguation)
• Legislative Council
• Local Council (disambiguation)
• Medical Council (disambiguation)
• Military Council (disambiguation)
• Muslim Council (disambiguation)
• National Council (disambiguation)
• Olympic Council (disambiguation)
• Policy Council (disambiguation)
• Polish Council (disambiguation)
• Pontifical Council
• Press Council (disambiguation)
• Regional Council (disambiguation)
• Restoration Council (disambiguation)
• Revolutionary Council (disambiguation)
• Scottish Council (disambiguation)
• Shire Council
• State Council (disambiguation)
• Supreme Council (disambiguation)
• The Council (disambiguation)
• United Nations Security Council
• Valley Council (disambiguation)
• Vietnamese Council (disambiguation)
• World Council (disambiguation)

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