council
noun
ˈkaʊnsəl
noun
1
a
group
of
people
that
are
chosen
to
make
rules,
laws,
or
decisions,
or
to
give
advice
委员会; 理事会
the
council
for
civil
liberties
公民自由委员会
the
UN
Security
Council
联合国安全理事会
2
the
organization
that
is
responsible
for
local
government
in
a
particular
area
in
Britain
〔英国地方政府的〕政务委员会，地方议会
local
council
elections
地方议会选举
He
sent
a
letter
to
the
council
to
complain
about
the
noise.
他给地方议会寄了封信去投诉噪音问题。
County/District/City
etc
Council
Northampton
Borough
Council
北安普敦自治镇议会
council
leader/officer/worker
etc
council
chamber/offices
3
a
group
of
people
elected
to
the
government
of
a
city
in
the
US
〔美国的〕市议会
the
Los
Angeles
city
council
洛杉矶市议会