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1. An assembly of people called together for consultation, deliberation, or discussion.
2. A group of people elected or appointed to serve as administrators, legislators, or advisors.
3. An appointed or elected body of people with an administrative, advisory, or representative function.
4. An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of doctrine and discipline.
5. Etymology: from the early 12th century, from Anglo-French cuncile; from Old North French concilie (Old French concile), "assembly; council meeting; body of counsellors"; from Latin concilium, "group of people, meeting"; from com-, "together" + calare, "to call".
2. A group of people elected or appointed to serve as administrators, legislators, or advisors.
3. An appointed or elected body of people with an administrative, advisory, or representative function.
4. An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of doctrine and discipline.
5. Etymology: from the early 12th century, from Anglo-French cuncile; from Old North French concilie (Old French concile), "assembly; council meeting; body of counsellors"; from Latin concilium, "group of people, meeting"; from com-, "together" + calare, "to call".
council, counsel, counsel, consul
council (KOUN suhl) (noun)
A group appointed or elected to make decisions: Most cities and towns have a council that makes rulings or recommendations on specific aspects of governance.
counsel (KOUN suhl) (noun)
A lawyer working on a legal matter: Everett's counsel, or attorney, did an excellent job of providing a valid case, while the social worker tried unsuccessfully to counsel the parents.
counsel (KOUN suhl) (verb)
To suggest, recommend, or to advise regarding a course of action: The teacher tried to counsel her students about applying for scholarships.
consul (KAHN suhl) (noun)
A government official representing a country in another country: A new consul was appointed last week to handle negotiations for a peace treaty.
The counsel suggested to the consul what to say to the city council.
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Uniform Code Council, UCC
The nonprofit organization that overseas the Uniform Product Code, the barcode standard used in North America.
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