board |
a group of people who manage or direct something; committee; council. [1/8 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] |
council |
a group of persons gathered together to discuss or make decisions about public matters. For example, a city council may make laws for or give advice on how to run a city. |
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 power to make laws. [1/2 definitions] |
session |
a one or more meetings of a court or a government council. [1/2 definitions] |
synod |
an assembly of the officers of a given church or denomination for the discussion of church affairs; ecclesiastical council. [1/2 definitions] |