English-Thai Dictionary

council

N การประชุม เพื่อ ปรึกษาหารือ  kan-pra-chum-puea-pruek-sa-ha-rue

 

council

N คณะกรรมการ  committee ka-na-kam-ma-kan

 

council

N สภา  สภา ท้องถิ่น  สภา เทศบาล  sa-pa

 

councillor

N สมาชิกสภา  council member sa-ma-chik-sa-pa

 

councilman

N สมาชิกสภา ผู้ชาย 

 

councilor

N สมาชิกสภา  council member sa-ma-chik-sa-pa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUNCIL

n.[L., to call, Gr. See Hold. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection. Council is a collection or assembly. ] 1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation and advice.
The chief priest and all the council sought false witness. Matthew 26:59.
The kings of England were formerly assisted by a grand council or peers.
The word is applicable to any body of men, appointed or convened for consultation and advice, in important affairs; as, a council of divines or clergymen, with their lay delegates; a council of war, consisting of the principal officers, to advise the commander in chief or admiral; a council of physicians, to consult and advise in difficult cases of disease.
2. A body of men specially designated to advise a chief magistrate in the administration of the government, as in Great Britain.
3. In some of the American states, a branch of the legislature, corresponding with the senate in other states, and called legislative council.
4. An assembly of prelates and doctors, convened for regulating matters of doctrine an discipline in the church.
5. Act of deliberation; consultation of a council.
Common-Council of a city. In London, a court consisting of the lord mayor and aldermen in one house, and of representatives of the several wards, called common-council-men, in the other. But more generally the common-council is considered as the body of representatives of the citizens, as distinct from the mayor and aldermen. Thus in Connecticut, the cities are incorporated by the name of the The Mayor, Aldermen, Common-Council and Freemen, of the city of Hartford, New-Haven, etc.
Ecumenical Council, in church history, a general council or assembly of prelates and doctors, representing the whole church; as the council of Nice, of Ephesus, and of Chalcedon.
Privy Council, a select council for advising a king in the administration of the government.
Aulic Council. [See Aulic. ]

 

COUNCIL-BOARD

n.Council-table; the table round which a council holds consultation. Hence, the council itself in deliberation or session.

 

COUNCILOR

n.The member of a council. [See Counselor. ]

 

COUNCIL-TABLE

n.Council-board.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COUNCIL

Coun "cil (koun "sl ), n. Etym: [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con- +calare to call, akin to Gr. hale, v., haul. Cf. Conciliate. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection. ]

 

1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case.

 

2. A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council. An old lord of the council rated me the other day. Shak.

 

3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation. Satan. .. void of rest, His potentates to council called by night. Milton. O great in action and in council wise. Pope. Aulic council. See under Aulic. -- Cabinet council. See under Cabinet. -- City council, the legislative branch of a city government, usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common council, but sometimes otherwise constituted. -- Common council. See under Common. -- Council board, Council table, the table round which a council holds consultation; also, the council itself in deliberation. -- Council chamber, the room or apartment in which a council meets. -- Council fire, the ceremonial fire kept burning while the Indians hold their councils. [U.S.] Barilett. -- Council of war, an assembly of officers of high rank, called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to measures or importance or nesessity. -- Ecumenical council (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or divines convened from the whole body of the church to regulate matters of doctrine or discipline. -- Executive council, a body of men elected as advisers of the chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S.] -- Legislative council, the upper house of a legislature, usually called the senate. -- Privy council. See under Privy. [Eng. ]

 

Syn. -- Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament; convention; convocation; synod.

 

COUNCILIST

COUNCILIST Coun "cil *ist (koun "sl-st ), n.

 

Defn: One who belong to a council; one who gives an opinion. [Obs. ] I will in three months be an expert counsilist. Milton.

 

COUNCILMAN

Coun "cil *man (koun `sl-man ), n.; pl. Councilmen (-men ).

 

Defn: A member of a council, especially of the common council of a city; a councilor.

 

COUNCILOR

COUNCILOR Coun "cil *or (koun "sl-r ), n.

 

Defn: A member of a council. [Written also councillor. ]

 

Note: The distinction between councilor, a member of a council, and counselor, one who gives councel, was not formerly made, but is now very generally recognized and observed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

council

coun cil |ˈkounsəl ˈkaʊnsəl | ▶noun an advisory, deliberative, or legislative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly: an official human rights council. • a body of people elected to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other municipal district. • an ecclesiastical assembly. • an assembly or meeting for consultation or advice: that evening, she held a family council. ORIGIN Old English (in the sense ‘ecclesiastical assembly ’): from Anglo-Norman French cuncile, from Latin concilium ‘convocation, assembly, ’ from con- ‘together ’ + calare ‘summon. ’ Compare with counsel .

 

Council Bluffs

Coun cil Bluffs an industrial and commercial city in southwestern Iowa, on the Missouri River, opposite Omaha in Nebraska; pop. 59,536 (est. 2008 ).

 

council estate

coun |cil es ¦tate ▶noun Brit. an area of houses built and rented out to tenants by a local council.

 

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

Coun cil for Mu tu al Ec o nom ic As sis tance historical fuller form of Comecon. ORIGIN translating Russian Sovet ékonomicheskoĭ vzaimopomoshchi.

 

council house

coun |cil house ▶noun Brit. a house owned by a local council and rented out to tenants.

 

councilman

coun cil man |ˈkounsəlmən ˈkaʊnsəlmən | ▶noun ( pl. councilmen ) a person, esp. a man, who is a member of a council, esp. a municipal one.

 

Council of Chalcedon,

Coun cil of Chal ce don, Coun cil of Eu rope, etc. see Chalcedon, Council of; Europe, Council of, etc.

 

council of ministers

coun cil of min is ters ▶noun an administrative body that advises the chief executive or head of state. • (Council of Ministers ) the policymaking body of the European Economic Community.

 

council of war

coun cil of war |ˈˌkaʊnsəl əv ˈwɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a gathering of military officers in wartime. • a meeting held to plan a response to an emergency.

 

councilor

coun ci lor |ˈkouns (ə )lər ˈkaʊnsələr |(also chiefly Brit. councillor ) ▶noun a member of a council. DERIVATIVES coun ci lor ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of counselor, by association with council . usage: On the difference between councilor and counselor, see usage at counselor .

 

council tax

coun |cil tax ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tax levied on households by local authorities in Britain, based on the estimated value of a property and the number of people living in it.

 

councilwoman

coun cil wom an |ˈkounsəlˌwo͝omən ˈkaʊnsəlˌwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. councilwomen ) a woman who is a member of a council, esp. a municipal one.

 

Oxford Dictionary

council

coun |cil |ˈkaʊns (ə )l, -sɪl | ▶noun an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly: an official human rights council. • a body of people elected to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other municipal district. • [ as modifier ] Brit. denoting housing provided by a local council at a subsidized rent: a council flat. • an ecclesiastical assembly. • a meeting for consultation or advice: that evening, she held a family council. ORIGIN Old English (in the sense ‘ecclesiastical assembly ’): from Anglo-Norman French cuncile, from Latin concilium ‘convocation, assembly ’, from con- ‘together ’ + calare ‘summon ’. Compare with counsel .

 

Council Bluffs

Coun cil Bluffs an industrial and commercial city in southwestern Iowa, on the Missouri River, opposite Omaha in Nebraska; pop. 59,536 (est. 2008 ).

 

council estate

coun |cil es ¦tate ▶noun Brit. an area of houses built and rented out to tenants by a local council.

 

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance historical fuller form of Comecon. ORIGIN translating Russian Sovet ékonomicheskoĭ vzaimopomoshchi.

 

council house

coun |cil house ▶noun Brit. a house owned by a local council and rented out to tenants.

 

councillor

councillor |ˈkaʊns (ə )lə |(US also councilor ) ▶noun a member of a council. DERIVATIVES councillorship noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of counsellor, by association with council . usage: On the difference between councillor and counsellor, see usage at counsellor .

 

councilman

councilman |ˈkaʊns (ə )lmən, -sɪl - |(or councilwoman ) ▶noun ( pl. councilmen or councilwomen ) US a member of a council, especially a municipal one.

 

Council of Chalcedon,

Council of Chalcedon, Council of Europe, etc. see Chalcedon, Council of; Europe, Council of, etc.

 

council of ministers

coun cil of min is ters ▶noun an administrative body that advises the chief executive or head of state. • (Council of Ministers ) the policymaking body of the European Economic Community.

 

council of war

coun |cil of war ▶noun a gathering of military officers in wartime. • a meeting held to plan a response to an emergency.

 

council tax

coun |cil tax ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tax levied on households by local authorities in Britain, based on the estimated value of a property and the number of people living in it.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

council

council noun 1 the town council: local authority, municipal authority, local government, administration, executive, chamber, assembly, corporation. 2 the Student Council: advisory body, board, committee, brain trust, commission, assembly, panel; synod, convocation. 3 that evening, she held a family council: meeting, gathering, conference, conclave, assembly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

council

council noun 1 they won an election for their seats on the council: local authority, local government, municipal authority, civic authority, legislative body, legislature, administration, executive, chamber, assembly, ministry, governing body, government, parliament, senate, congress, diet, cabinet; Brit. corporation. 2 I took part in a project with the Schools Council: advisory body, advisory group, board, board of directors, committee, commission, assembly, panel, trustees, delegates, delegation; synod, convocation, chapter; rare advisorate. 3 the king had been sitting in council: conference, conclave, assembly, convocation; meeting, gathering. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS council or counsel? Despite their similarity in pronunciation, council and counsel have different meanings. A council is a formally constituted body of people meeting for administrative or advisory purposes: he was on the council of the League for Penal Reform. Counsel, on the other hand, is a rather formal word for advice, as in the wise counsel of his elder brother. It can also be used as a verb, meaning ‘advise, give advice ’: older people counselled prudence. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

council

coun cil /káʊns (ə )l / (! counselと同音 ) 〖語源は 「呼んで集めること 」〗(名 )councilor 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〖集合的に; ｟主に英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗1 a. (地方自治体の )議会 (!｟英 ｠ではlocal councilということが多く, ｟米 ｠ではcity [town ] councilなどと具体的にいうのが普通 ) ▸ serve as a council member 地方議会議員を務める ▸ a township council ｟米 ｠郡区議会 (!｟米 ｠township (郡区 )はcounty (郡 )の下位行政区分 ) b. ｟英 ｠地方自治体 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗公営の ▸ a council worker 地方公務員 2 (相談 忠告 意見などのための )会議 , 協議 ; 評議会 , 審議会 , 諮問委員会 (!しばしば各種機関の公式名称に用いられる ) ▸ a family council 親族会議 ▸ in council 会議中で (!ここでは無冠詞 ) ▸ A council meeting was called .協議会が招集された ▸ the United Nation's Security Council 国連安全保障理事会 (｟略 ｠UNSC )3 ｟かたく ｠(教義上の問題を討議する )宗教会議 ; 公会議 .～́ b ò ard 会議のテーブル, 議席 ; (開会中の )会議 .～́ ch à mber ｟英 ｠会議室 .～́ est à te ｟英 ｠公営住宅団地 〘council houseから成る 〙.～́ fl à t ＝council house (1 ).～́ h ò use (!｟英 ｠) 1 (地方自治体の )公営住宅 .2 議事堂 .～̀ of w á r (!｟英 ｠) 1 ｟かたく ｠軍事 [参謀 ]会議 .2 ｟おどけて ｠重大な会議 .～́ t à x ｟英 ｠自治体税 〘自治体が不動産に課税するもの; 1993年に施行 〙.

 

councillor

c ó un cil lor 名詞 ｟英 ｠＝councilor .

 

councilman

c ó uncil man 名詞 C ｟米 ｠(地方議会の )男性議員 (｟男女共用 ｠councilor, council member ).

 

councilor

coun cil or ｟英 ｠-cil lor /káʊns (ə )lə r /→council 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 評議員 , 顧問官 ; (地方議会の )議員 (!市 [町, 州 ]議会議員など ) ▸ the House of Councilors (日本の )参議院 .～sh ì p 名詞

 

councilwoman

c ó uncil w ò man 名詞 C ｟米 ｠(地方議会の )女性議員 (｟男女共用 ｠councilor, council member ).