council
noun/ˈkaʊnsəl/
Frequency rank: #678 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A group of people chosen to make decisions or give advice.
Example sentence
The city held a meeting of the council to discuss new policies.
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