Council

A Council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance.

Examples:

• A City council
• The United Nations Security Council
• The United States Council on Foreign Relations
• England's Privy Council

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Other definitions:

• In the United Kingdom it refers to the Municipality.
• In the Boy Scouts of America, councils are divisions within the National Council.
• Certain Synods are known as Ecumenical councils.

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