Synonyms for council
ˈkaʊn səlcoun·cil

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 13 votes

1. council

   Synonyms:
   cabinet, bureau, chamber, consultation, conclave, parliament, congress, synod, company, assembly, meeting, conference, convention, convocation

   Antonyms:
   league, conspiracy, cabal, intrigue, mob, multitude, crowd

Princeton's WordNet

1. councilnoun

   a body serving in an administrative capacity

   "student council"

2. councilnoun

   (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

3. councilnoun

   a meeting of people for consultation

   "emergency council"

Matched Categories

1. • Christianity
   • Administrative Unit
   • Assembly
   • Meeting

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. councilnoun

   Synonyms:
   cabinet, ministry, body of advisers

2. councilnoun

   Synonyms:
   assembly (for consultation), meeting, congress, diet, synod, convocation, convention

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. councilnoun

   Synonyms:
   aldermen, cabinet, assembly, junta, junto, camarilla, synod, cabal

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "council":

   board, conseil, rat, advice, consejo, raad, bureau, councils, commission, consiglio, counsel, rats, conselho, συμβουλίου, boards, tip

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1. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   I strongly condemn today's launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea. The country has once again ignored warnings by the international community, the rocket launch is an irresponsible provocation, which disregards internationally-binding U.N. security council resolutions and is putting regional security on the line once again.

2. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   Turkey's rules of engagement apply to all planes, be they Syrian, Russian or from elsewhere ... Necessary steps would be taken against whoever violates Turkey’s borders, even if it’s a bird, for Russia, which long opposed foreign intervention in Syria and blocked UN Security Council resolutions, to be actively involved in Syria is both a contradiction and a move that has escalated the crisis.

3. De Mistura:

   If during these talks and in the next rounds we will see no notice of any willingness to negotiate... we will bring the issue back to those who have influence, and that is the Russian Federation, the USA... and to the Security Council.

4. Louis Charbonneau:

   The General Assembly has sent a crystal-clear message to Russia's leadership that a government whose military is routinely committing horrific rights violations has no business on the UN Human Rights Council, gruesome images from Bucha have shocked people around the world. Victims and their families deserve to see those responsible held to account.

5. Paulo Pinheiro:

   We need all States to insist time and time again that influential States and the (U.N.) Security Council unconditionally support the political process.