Council - English meaning

noun

A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

Usage examples:

An assembly of dockers and labourers

noun

A group of people, esp. one gathered together regularly for a particular purpose

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[ c ] the state assembly will vote on a death penalty bill next week.

noun

The process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure

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Full assembly instructions are provided with these easy-to-build desk units., car assembly, the ass…

noun

A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes.

Usage examples:

Loose boards creaked as i walked on them

verb

Get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).

Usage examples:

We boarded the plane for oslo

noun

A thin, flat piece of hard material such as wood or plastic

Usage examples:

The floor boards of the old house squeaked as he walked across them., an ironing board, a cheese bo…

noun

A main division of a book, typically with a number or title.

Usage examples:

We will deal with this in chapter eleven

noun

An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.

Usage examples:

One of his first commissions was to redesign the great exhibition building

verb

Order or authorize the production of (something).

Usage examples:

The portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792

noun

A group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties

Usage examples:

Congress appointed a commission to study immigration policy., she received a commission to paint th…

noun

A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group.

Usage examples:

The housing committee

noun

A group of people chosen from a larger group to act on or consider matters of a particular kind

Usage examples:

She sits on the city’s finance committee.

noun

A small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and make decisions or collect information for it

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Committee members, a committee meeting, if the others on the committee share his view and the data …

noun

A large formal assembly of people.

Usage examples:

This was their second reunion as a similar convocation gathered for a get together in summerhill tw…

noun

A large, formal meeting, esp. for the ceremony at a university at the end of a course of study, or the act of arranging a large, formal meeting

Usage examples:

[ c ] she was awarded an honorary degree at the spring convocation.

noun

A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

Usage examples:

The delegates rejected the proposal

verb

Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.

Usage examples:

She must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks

noun

A body of delegates or representatives; a deputation.

Usage examples:

A delegation of teachers

noun

A set of people chosen or elected to represent a larger group

noun

A group of delegates

Usage examples:

The trade and industry secretary is taking a delegation of business and union leaders to shanghai t…

noun

A flat or curved component, typically rectangular, that forms or is set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling.

Usage examples:

A layer of insulating material should be placed between the panels and the wall

verb

Cover (a wall or other surface) with panels.

Usage examples:

We panelled the wall around the window

noun

A flat section in the shape of a rectangle that is part of or fits into something larger

Usage examples:

We sanded down the insides of the door panels., the car’s instrument panel has buttons that give of…

noun

An assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular church.

Usage examples:

The deanery synod

noun

A regular meeting of church members for the discussion of religious matters

noun

An individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified.

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Pension fund trustees

noun

A person, often one of a group, who controls property or money for the benefit of another person or an organization

Usage examples:

He was a member of the museum’s board of trustees.

noun

A person or organization legally chosen to work alone or as part of a group to manage money or property for others

Usage examples:

The pension fund is managed by a 12-member board of trustees., the ceo, who is responsible for deve…