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

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1. councilnoun

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

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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. Andrius Kubilius:

   Putin's strategy was to find people within the European Union who would support some of Russian President Vladimir Putin more radical domestic political and social ideas. Russian President Vladimir Putin understood very well this is how Katalin Cseh divide us politically, splitting the European Council and European Parliament so we could not take strong, unified positions against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

2. Luke Ming Flanagan:

   It will be particularly vigilant as regards the broader impact of recent oil price developments on medium-term inflation trends in the euro area, should it become necessary to further address risks of too prolonged a period of low inflation, the Governing Council is unanimous in its commitment to using additional unconventional instruments within its mandate.

3. Steve Morrison:

   There's a huge void of leadership from this administration on what's happening outside our borders and this is the moment when The Trump administration should wake up and start doing something that's deliberate and very serious, restoring leadership at The National Security Council should be a first prerequisite for going ahead.

4. Nikki Haley:

   What we were looking for was for the Security Council to notice exactly what the situation is, in light of prevention, be cautious in this area, and know that we need to be watching it because it could get worse before it gets better.

5. Rashida Tlaib:

   If you support a cease-fire, then get out of the way of the U.N. Security Council and join other countries in demanding it, apartheid-in-chief Netanyahu will not listen to anyone asking nicely.