評議会 - 定義、意味、同義語

Council - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT council /ˈkaʊnsəl/ /ˈkaʊnsɪl/ IPA guide Other forms: councils A council is a group of people that gathers for the purpose of giving advice or making decisions. If you’re president of the student council , for example, you might organize people to get the hallways at your school painted purple. Council comes from the Latin word concilium for "group of people, meeting," which is what it basically means today. There are student councils, honor councils, or city councils, to name a few. People working together to take care of business — that’s a council. Of course, that council might give advice, or counsel (with an s ) people on what to do. Not the same word — an honor council might counsel a principal about how to address cheating in school, for example. Definitions of council noun a body serving in an administrative capacity “student council ” see more see less types: show 14 types... hide 14 types... Sanhedrin the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem SC , Security Council a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace TC , Trusteeship Council a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory ECOSOC , Economic and Social Council a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions NAC , North Atlantic Council a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision city council a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. executive council a council that shares the supreme executive power panchayat , panchayet , punchayet a village council in India or southern Pakistan privy council an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) works council (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc soviet an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) world council a council with representatives from different nations divan , diwan a Muslim council of state World Council of Churches an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters type of: administrative body , administrative unit a unit with administrative responsibilities noun (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine see more see less types: show 24 types... hide 24 types... ecumenical council (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline Constantinople , Fourth Council of Constantinople the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches Lateran Council any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace First Council of Lyons , Lyons the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land Lyons , Second Council of Lyons the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church Council of Vienne , Vienne the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy Constance , Council of Constance the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church Council of Trent a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy Vatican Council each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church First Council of Nicaea , Nicaea the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism Constantinople , First Council of Constantinople the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed Council of Ephesus , Ephesus the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius Chalcedon , Council of Chalcedon the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ Constantinople , Second Council of Constantinople the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic Constantinople , Third Council of Constantinople the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human Nicaea , Second Council of Nicaea the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images First Lateran Council the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels' Second Lateran Council the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia Third Lateran Council the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses Fourth Lateran Council the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation Fifth Lateran Council the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey First Vatican Council , Vatican I the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra Second Vatican Council , Vatican II the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms type of: assembly a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose noun a meeting of people for consultation “emergency council ” see more see less types: show 5 types... hide 5 types... indaba a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question Jirga a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders powwow a council of or with Native Americans synod a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business Loya Jirga a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems type of: group meeting , meeting a formally arranged gathering Pronunciation US /ˈkaʊnsəl/ UK /ˈkaʊnsɪl/ Cite this entry Style: MLA MLA APA Chicago Copy citation DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘council' . Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback Commonly confused words council / counsel A council is meeting for discussion or advice, but to counsel is a verb meaning to give advice. They sound exactly the same, but the language council met and decided to counsel you on how to keep them straight. Continue reading... Word Family Vocabulary lists containing council Some Tricky Homonyms Words that sound the same but are spelled differently (a type of homonym) can be stumbling blocks in comprehension or when trying to communicate something in writing. If you know that there's "peek" "peak" and "pique," which one do you use to describe what your character did at the window? If you use the wrong one, then your character has reached the heights (peak) or is having a fit if anger (pique) by the window. Is that what you mean? Is the character simply looking through that window (peek)? 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