Council may refer to:

In politics:

• Borough Council, a form of local government in the United Kingdom
• City council, a form of local government
• Community council, the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales
• Council (country subdivision), a local government area in Australia
• Council of State, an organ of government in many states
• Council of the European Union (also sometimes: latin "Consilium"), the final decision making institution in the European Union (EU)
• County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
• Labour council, an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area
• Municipal council, a subdivision of France
• National Security Council, an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues
• Parish council, a form of local government in the United Kingdom
• Privy Council, a body that advises the head of state of a nation
• Research Council, a government agency responsible for a particular area of research in the United Kingdom
• Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes
• United Nations Security Council, main decision-making body at the United Nations and the de-facto most important organ in international politics. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. Community councils (CCs are the most local statutory representative bodies in Great Britain. The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states and especially in Republics The name Council of State is applied to different The Council of the European Union is the principal decision making institution in the European Union (EU The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area A municipal council is the Local government of a Municipality. A National Security Council (NSC is usually an Executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief A Parish council is a unit of Local government in Great Britain. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a The UK Research Councils are government agencies responsible for co-ordinating and funding particular areas of research including the arts humanties all areas of science and A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• Workers' council, a council composed of working class or proletarian members
• Works council, a "shop-floor" organization representing workers

In other fields:

• Arts council, a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts
• Bar council, a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court
• Buddhist councils, important historical events in the history of Buddhism
• Council (Boy Scouts), a non-profit private corporation within Boy Scouts of America
• Ecumenical Council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice
• Floyd Council, an American blues musician
• Student Council, a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities
• "The Council" (Enterprise episode), a third season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• Youth Council, an example of youth voice engaged in youth-led decision-making

In United States geography:

• Council, Alaska
• Council, Idaho

See also

• Advisory Council
• Accreditation Council
• Affairs Council
• American Council
• Australian Council
• Canadian Council
• Christian Council
• Common Council
• Consul
• Cooperation Council
• Council High School
• Council house (disambiguation)
• Council of Elders
• Council of Four
• Council Wars (disambiguation)
• Councillor
• Counsel
• Counselor
• Crown Council
• Dance Council
• Danish Council
• Defence Council
• Dental Council
• District council
• Dutch Council
• European Council (disambiguation)
• Examinations Council
• Executive Council
• Federal Council
• Federation Council
• French Council
• Funding Council
• General council
• General Teaching Council
• Grand Council (disambiguation)
• High Council
• Hong Kong Council
• Indian Council
• International Council
• Iraqi Council
• Legislative Council
• Local council
• Medical Council
• Military Council
• Muslim Council
• National Council
• Olympic Council
• Policy Council
• Polish Council
• Pontifical Council
• Press Council
• Regional Council
• Restoration Council
• Revolutionary Council
• Scottish council
• Security Council
• Shire Council
• State Council
• Supreme Council
• Valley Council
• Vietnamese Council
• World Council

A workers' council is a Deliberative assembly, composed of Working class members intended to institute Workers' self-management or Workers' control A works council is a "shop-floor" organization representing workers which functions as local/firm-level complement to national labour negotiations An arts council is a government or private non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Arts mainly by funding local artists awarding prizes and organizing events at A bar council ( Comhairle an Bharra) in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland is a Professional body that regulates the profession Lists and numbering of Buddhist councils vary between and even within schools The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million This is a general introduction to ecumenical councils For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. Floyd Council ( September 2 1911 &ndash May 9 1976) was an American Blues guitarist and singer For colleges and universities see Students' union Student council is a curricular or Extra-curricular activity for The Council is the name of a Harlem drug syndicate run by gangster Nicky Barnes. Youth councils are a form of Youth voice engaged in community decision-making Council is an abandoned townsite in the Nome Census Area in the U Council is a city in Adams County, Idaho, United States. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Council High School is a High school in Council Idaho. A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a A counsel or a counsellor gives advice more particularly in legal matters A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies A Local Council ( LC) is a form of local elected government within the districts of Uganda. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled

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