Council

Council in general means a body that has the right to give advice or to administer.

It could also mean:

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
 County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
 Municipal council, a subdivision of France
 Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes

Specific organizations:
 Council (Boy Scouts), a non-profit private corporation within Boy Scouts of America
 Council of the European Union
 United Nations Security Council

Places:
 Council, Alaska
 Council, Idaho

In other fields:
 Ecumenical council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice
 "The Council" (Enterprise episode), a third-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
 Workers' council, a council composed of working class or proletarian members
 Works council, a "shop-floor" organization representing workers

Related pages
 Privy Council (disambiguation page)