Council

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A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, there may be no separate executive branch, and the council may effectively represent the entire government. A board of directors might also be denoted as a council. A committee might also be denoted as a council, though a committee is generally a subordinate body composed of members of a larger body, while a council may not be. Because many schools have a student council, the council is the form of governance with which many people are likely to have their first experience as electors or participants.

A member of a council may be referred to as a councillor or councilperson, or by the gender-specific titles of councilman and councilwoman.

In politics[]

Flag of the Turkic Council a political organisation

Notable examples of types of councils encountered in politics include:

  • Turkic Council, also known as the Organisation of Turkic states is the body responsible for determining future of the Turkic countries.
  • Borough council, a form of local government
  • Catholic Ecumenical Councils, ecclesiastical gatherings for ordering the Catholic Church
  • City council, a form of local government
  • Community council, the most local official representative body in Scotland and in Wales
  • Council of Europe, a political, intergovernmental organization with 47 member countries
  • Council of the European Union, the upper house of the European Union
  • Council of State, an organ of government in many states
  • County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
  • District council, a unit of government in various jurisdictions
  • Ecumenical Councils, pan-Christian discussion bodies
  • European Council, the body of heads of states or of governments of the European Union
  • Labour council, an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area
  • Municipal council, a form of local government
  • National Security Council, an executive-branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues
  • Parish councils in England, a form of local government in part of the United Kingdom
  • Privy council, a body that advises the head of state of a country
  • Provincial council, a governing body for a province
  • Regional council, a local-government body in various countries
  • Shire Council, an entity of local government in Australia
  • Shura Council, the formerly upper house of the Egyptian parliament.
  • Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes
  • Tribal Council, First Nations' and Native American Nations' governing bodies
  • UK Research Councils, government agencies responsible for an area of research in the United Kingdom
  • United Nations Security Council, a decision-making body at the United Nations
  • Vatican Council, a high-level policy-council of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Village council (Palestinian Authority), a local-government body in Palestine
  • Workers' council, a council composed of working-class or proletarian members

In other fields[]

Types of councils encountered in other spheres include:

  • Arts council, a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts
  • Bar council, a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court
  • Buddhist councils, important historical events in the history of Buddhism
  • Council (Boy Scouts), a non-profit private corporation within Boy Scouts of America
  • Ecumenical council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice
  • Military council
  • Student council, a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities
  • Synod in a Christian church
  • University Council running a university
  • War Council, discussions pertaining to a declaration of war, or tactics and strategy of a coming battle
  • Works council, a body representing the workers of a plant, factory, etc., elected to negotiate with the management about working conditions, wages, etc.
  • Youth council, an example of youth voice engaged in youth-led decision-making

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Disambiguation pages[]

  • Accreditation Council
  • Advisory Council
  • Affairs Council
  • American Council
  • Australian Council
  • Canadian Council
  • Christian Council
  • Common Council
  • Cooperation Council
  • Council High School
  • Council house
  • Council of Elders
  • Crown Council
  • Dance Council
  • Danish Council
  • Defence Council
  • Dental Council
  • District council
  • Dutch Council
  • European Council
  • Examinations Council
  • Executive Council
  • Federal Council
  • Federation Council
  • French Council
  • Funding Council
  • General council
  • General Teaching Council
  • Grand Council
  • High Council
  • Hong Kong Council
  • Indian Council
  • International Council
  • Iraqi Council
  • Local Council
  • Medical Council
  • Military Council
  • Muslim Council
  • National Council
  • Olympic Council
  • Policy Council
  • Polish Council
  • Press Council
  • Regional Council
  • Restoration Council
  • Revolutionary Council
  • Scottish Council
  • State Council
  • Supreme Council
  • The Council
  • Valley Council
  • Vietnamese Council
  • World Council

External links[]

Media related to Councils at Wikimedia Commons

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