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board	a committee; council. [1/9 definitions]
boule¹	an advisory council of elders or legislative assembly in ancient Greece. [1/2 definitions]
city manager	a person appointed by a city council to oversee and direct the affairs of the city.
Comecon	an international trade association of communist nations (acronym for "Council for Mutual Economic Assistance").
commune²	the smallest political unit in certain European countries, headed by a mayor and municipal council. [1/3 definitions]
conciliar	of, from, or pertaining to a council, esp. an ecclesiastical council.
consistory	an assembly of a governing council, esp. of a church or religious sect. [1/2 definitions]
councilman	a member of a council, as of a city or town.
councilor	someone who belongs to a council.
councilwoman	a female member of a council, as of a city or town.
decemvir	one of a council of ten members that drew up the first code of Roman laws in 450 B.C. [1/2 definitions]
gerontocracy	such a group; council of elders. [1/2 definitions]
junta	a small legislative body or deliberative council. [1/2 definitions]
Nicene Creed	a formal statement of the basic doctrines of Christianity, first adopted at a church council in Nicaea in 325 A.D. and later expanded to forms generally accepted by western Christianity.
reeve¹	in certain Canadian provinces, the elected head of a town council. [1/3 definitions]
Sanhedrin	the highest court and legislative council for secular as well as sacred matters in ancient Judea.
Security Council	the council of the United Nations that is responsible for maintaining international peace and comprises five permanent and ten temporary members.
senate	a council with the highest legislative functions. [1/3 definitions]
synod	an assembly of the officers of a given church or denomination for the discussion of church affairs; ecclesiastical council. [1/2 definitions]
triumvir	any one of three persons jointly ruling or serving as a council, esp. in ancient Rome.

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