council

Từ điển Collocation

council noun

1 local government

ADJ. local | metropolitan, rural, urban | borough, city, community, county, district, municipal, parish, provincial, regional, town | elected

VERB + COUNCIL elect | control Many county councils are now controlled by the Conservatives. | apply to Students should apply to their local council for a grant.

COUNCIL + NOUN elections | member | meeting | chamber | tax

PREP. on a/the ~ She's on the borough council.

PHRASES a seat on a council Our party won the majority of seats on the city councils.

2 group chosen to give advice, money, etc.

ADJ. advisory, funding, research | arts, sports

VERB + COUNCIL create, establish, form, found, set up, start | apply to As a struggling young composer she applied to the Scottish Arts Council for a grant.

COUNCIL + VERB award sb sth, give sb sth In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres.

COUNCIL + NOUN member

PREP. ~ for setting up a new council for the arts
More information about ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION:

create, establish, form, found, set up, start ~ an association created to promote local industry The company was founded in 1981.

dissolve ~ (often law) She sought a court order to have the partnership dissolved.

run ~ He runs an accountancy firm.

manage ~ The executive committee manages the group on a day-to-day basis.

be/become a member of, join ~ She became a member of the Society of Arts.

leave ~ The country plans to leave the organization.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a body serving in an administrative capacity

    student council

  • (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
  • a meeting of people for consultation

    emergency council

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

councils
syn.: assembly committee conference delegation group

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