council

1. N-COUNT-COLL/N-IN-NAMES A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city. 政務(wù)委員會(huì)

The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour. 市議會(huì)幾乎全部投了贊成票。

2. N-COUNT-COLL Council is used in the names of some organizations. 委員會(huì)

...the National Council for Civil Liberties. …國(guó)家公民自由委員會(huì)。

...the Arts Council. …藝術(shù)委員會(huì)。

3. N-COUNT-COLL In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it. 琯理委員會(huì)

The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington. 美洲國(guó)家組織常務(wù)委員會(huì)今天在華盛頓召開會(huì)議。

4. N-COUNT A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people. 會(huì)議

President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans. 納吉佈拉縂統(tǒng)說他將召開全阿富汗人大會(huì)。