名词

1. 市政委员会;地方议会
A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.

2. (房屋或公寓)地方政府出租的
Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.

3. (用于组织名称)委员会
Council is used in the names of some organizations.

4. (组织的)管理者，委员
In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.

5. (特定人群参加的正式)会议
A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.

1. a meeting of people for consultation

e.g. emergency council

2. a body serving in an administrative capacity

e.g. student council

3. (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