council

noun

1. （市、郡等的）政务委员会，地方议会
   a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county
   1. a city/county/borough/district council
      市 / 郡 / 自治市 / 区政务委员会
   2. She's on the local council.
      她是地方议会的议员。
   3. a council member/meeting
      政务委员会委员 / 会议
2. 市政（或地方管理）服务机构
   the organization that provides services in a city or county, for example education, houses, libraries, etc.
   1. council workers/services
      市政工作人员 / 部门
3. （顾问、立法、研究、基金等）委员会
   a group of people chosen to give advice, make rules, do research, provide money, etc.
   1. the Medical Research Council
      医学研究会
   2. In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres.
      英国的艺术委员会向剧院提供资金。
4. （尤指旧时讨论特定步骤的）协商会议
   (especially in the past) a formal meeting to discuss what action to take in a particular situation
   1. The King held a council at Nottingham from 14 to 19 October 1330.
      国王于1330年10月14日至19日在诺丁汉召集协商会议。

1. N-COUNT-COLL; N-IN-NAMES 市政委员会;地方议会
   A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
   1. ...Cheshire County Council...
      柴郡政务委员会
   2. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
      市政委员会几乎一致投票表示赞同。
   3. ...David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council.
      戴维·沃德，市政委员会中仅有的两名自由民主党人之一
   4. ...reports of local council meetings.
      对当地政务委员会会议的报道
2. ADJ (房屋或公寓)地方政府出租的
   Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.
   1. There is a shortage of council housing...
      廉租公房房源不足。
   2. Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
      全国各地的市政住房租户正在计划组建一个大的议会游说团。
3. N-COUNT-COLL (用于组织名称)委员会
   Council is used in the names of some organizations.
   1. ...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
      全国公民自由委员会
   2. ...the Arts Council.
      艺术委员会
   3. ...community health councils.
      社区健康委员会
4. N-COUNT-COLL (组织的)管理者，委员
   In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.
   1. The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
      美洲国家组织的常务委员们今天在华盛顿这里会面。
   2. ...the Bundesbank's central council.
      德意志联邦银行的中央委员会
5. N-COUNT (特定人群参加的正式)会议
   A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.
   1. President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans...
      纳吉布拉总统称他将召开阿富汗全民大会。
   2. The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elysée Palace.
      总统还在爱丽舍宫接见了参加部长级会议的各部长。

1. Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff
   我的顾问班子和全体工作人员都对种族歧视深恶痛绝。
2. The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote
   选举委员会宣布，所有有资格者都将获得投票的机会。
3. The council has organised a series of events and competitions for school children in the area
   委员会为本地区的中小学生组织了一系列的活动和比赛。
4. The Security Council aim to ensure compliance by all sides, once an agreement is signed.
   一旦签署协议，安理会的目标就是保证各方都要遵守。
5. The Council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.
   地方议会只得到了华盛顿已披露内容的压缩版。
6. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
   市政委员会几乎一致投票表示赞同。
7. There is a shortage of council housing
   廉租公房房源不足。
8. Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
   全国各地的市政住房租户正在计划组建一个大的议会游说团。
9. The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
   美洲国家组织的常务委员们今天在华盛顿这里会面。
10. President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans
    纳吉布拉总统称他将召开阿富汗全民大会。
11. The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elys é e Palace.
    总统还在爱丽舍宫接见了参加部长级会议的各部长。
12. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today
    联合国安理会今天将就这个问题展开讨论。
13. Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy
    今天的安理会决议将是美国外交取得的一个重大成功。
14. Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today
    委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。
15. Members of the council agreed that it still had an important role as a forum for discussion
    理事会成员一致认为它仍然发挥着论坛的重要作用。
16. This policy could isolate the country from the other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
    这一政策可能会使该国孤立于联合国安全理事会其他常任理事国之外。
17. The UN Security Council has linked any lifting of sanctions to compliance with the ceasefire terms
    联合国安全理事会将取消制裁与遵守停火协议挂钩。
18. The Council answered those questions in the negative
    委员会对那些问题的答复是否定的。
19. The US is trying to neutralize the resolution in the UN Security Council
    美国正试图在联合国安理会使该决议无效。
20. The district council agreed with the objectors and turned down the application.
    区政务委员会同意反对者的意见，拒绝了这一申请。
21. All the candidates won places on the ruling council
    所有候选人都在管理委员会赢得了席位。
22. They claim the council has prejudiced their health by failing to deal with asbestos.
    他们声称，理事会没有处理好石棉的问题，从而损害了他们的健康。
23. Employee appointment to the Council will be subject to a term of probation of 6 months
    被任命到理事会的员工将有6个月的见习期。
24. The Security Council has rejected the latest peace proposal.
    安理会拒绝了最新的和平提案。
25. He should continue to act pursuant to the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
    他应该继续依照联合国安理会的决议行事。
26. The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.
    新的国家元首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。
27. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
    无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。
28. The Security Council shall decide what measures shall be taken to restore peace and security
    安理会将决定采取何种措施来恢复和平与安全。
29. On 1 December the presidency of the Security Council automatically transfers from the US to Yemen.
    12月1日，联合国安全理事会的轮值主席国职位自动地由美国移交给也门。

noun

1. a meeting of people for consultation
   1. emergency council

2. a body serving in an administrative capacity
   1. student council

3. (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