council

Noun
  1. A body serving in an administrative capacity (synset 108327879)
    "student council"
    is a type of: administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities
    subtypes:
    • sanhedrin - the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem
    • sc, security council - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
    • tc, trusteeship council - a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory
    • economic and social council, ecosoc - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
    • nac, north atlantic council - a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision
    • city council - a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
    • executive council - a council that shares the supreme executive power
    • panchayat, panchayet, punchayet - a village council in India or southern Pakistan
    • privy council - an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)
    • works council - (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc
    • soviet - an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
    • world council - a council with representatives from different nations
  2. (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 (synset 108329489)
    referred to in: christian religion, christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
    is a type of: assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
    subtypes:
    • ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
    • constantinople, fourth council of constantinople - the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches
    • lateran council - any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace
    • first council of lyons, lyons - the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land
    • lyons, second council of lyons - the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church
    • council of vienne, vienne - the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy
    • constance, council of constance - the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
    • council of basel-ferrara-florence - the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
    • council of trent - a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy
    • vatican council - each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church
  3. A meeting of people for consultation (synset 108326339)
    "emergency council"
    is a type of: group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering
    subtypes:
    • indaba - a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question
    • jirga - a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders
    • powwow - a council of or with Native Americans
    • synod - a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
    member holonym: council member, councillor - a member of a council

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