High Council

High Council

High Council may refer to:

In fiction:

* High Council (Star Wars), the leadership of the Alliance in the "New Jedi Order" series
* High Council of the Landsraad, an inner circle of the Landsraad which arbitrated disputes among Houses in the "Dune" universe
* Jedi High Council, an institution from the "Star Wars" series of films
* Klingon High Council, the supreme ruling body of the Klingon Empire in the fictional "Star Trek" universe

In religion:

* High council (Mormonism), a governing body that has existed in the church hierarchy on many Latter Day Saint denominations
* High Council of B'nei Noah, a group of Noahides who gathered in Israel on Monday January 10, 2006
* High Council of The Salvation Army, the body made up of the Chief of the Staff, active Commissioners, and active Territorial Commanders

In other fields:

* High Council of State, a collective Algerian presidency set up by the military in 1992 following the annulled elections in December 1991
* High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, an institution responsible for many aspects of the judicial system in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Spanish High Council for Scientific Research, a council in Spain
* High Council of the Netherlands, the supreme court of appeal in the Netherlands.


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