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. John Dehlin:

   It's very heart-warming and encouraging, it was a great uplift after a really trying disciplinary council.

2. Jim Shulman:

   If two people object, we are back on the basic rule … which says we have to wait four weeks. But, if we don’t get that many objections, then we can suspend the rules … and we can vote tonight, and my guess is, if we do that, the council will vote to send Rep. Justin Jones right back to the Tennessee State House.

3. Mahmoud Abbas:

   It is natural that Palestine is heading to the UN Security Council to issue a resolution setting a deadline for ending the occupation.

4. Riad Nassan Agha:

   It is obvious that this statement aims to stop the process of negotiations and to deprive the High Negotiating Council of any hope to continue the talks, what else are we going to discuss if we are not going to discuss Assad's fate?

5. 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.