COUNCILS Synonyms

• a committee having supervisory powers

• a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

• a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

• food or meals in general

• a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

• a table at which meals are served

• electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

• a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

• a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

• get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

• live and take one's meals at or in

• lodge and take meals (at)

• provide food and lodging (for)

• a special group delegated to consider some matter

• a self-constituted organization to promote something

• a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

• an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

• a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

• a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

• the legislature of the United States government

• a national legislative assembly

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

• a body serving in an administrative capacity

• (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

• a meeting of people for consultation

• a group of persons together in one place

• the social act of assembling

• the act of gathering something

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

• persons who make or amend or repeal laws

• sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

• a committee appointed to judge a competition

• (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

• a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

• a soft pad placed under a saddle

• a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

• (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

• electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

• decorate with panels

• select from a list

• a legislative assembly in certain countries

• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

• assembly possessing high legislative powers

• the upper house of the United States Congress