council

You might be confusing the word council with counsel. These words are commonly misused.

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Council

council is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

could - council - count

Pronunciation[change]

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kaʊnsɪl/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: counsel

Noun[change]

1. A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions.
   • Synonyms: synod and board

   Town council is considering a road-widening proposal.

   The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.

Related words[change]

• councillor / councilor
• cllr