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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] counceil, from Anglo-French cunseil, cuncile, from [[Latin]] concilium, from com- + calare to call
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or [[discussion]]
*2 : a [[group]] elected or appointed as an advisory or [[legislative]] [[body]]
*3 a : a usually [[administrative]] body
:b : an [[executive]] body whose members are [[equal]] in [[power]] and [[authority]]
:c : a governing body of [[delegates]] from local [[units]] of a federation
*4 : [[Consideration|deliberation]] in a council
*5 a : a federation of or a [[central]] body [[Union|uniting]] a [[group]] of organizations
:b : a local chapter of an [[organization]] c : club, [[society]]
==Description==
A '''council''' is a type of committee that [[leads]] or [[Government|governs]]. In British [[culture]], a municipality is often referred to as a council.
A ''town council'' is a [[Democracy|democratically]] elected [[form]] of [[government]] for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the [[representative]] and [[executive]] branch.
Depending upon local [[laws]] and regulations, town councils usually self-[[organize]] and elect a leader to set the [[agenda]] of their governing body. This leader may be granted a title such as chairman, mayor, or president.
[[Category: Political Science]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] counceil, from Anglo-French cunseil, cuncile, from [[Latin]] concilium, from com- + calare to call
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or [[discussion]]
*2 : a [[group]] elected or appointed as an advisory or [[legislative]] [[body]]
*3 a : a usually [[administrative]] body
:b : an [[executive]] body whose members are [[equal]] in [[power]] and [[authority]]
:c : a governing body of [[delegates]] from local [[units]] of a federation
*4 : [[Consideration|deliberation]] in a council
*5 a : a federation of or a [[central]] body [[Union|uniting]] a [[group]] of organizations
:b : a local chapter of an [[organization]] c : club, [[society]]
==Description==
A '''council''' is a type of committee that [[leads]] or [[Government|governs]]. In British [[culture]], a municipality is often referred to as a council.
A ''town council'' is a [[Democracy|democratically]] elected [[form]] of [[government]] for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the [[representative]] and [[executive]] branch.
Depending upon local [[laws]] and regulations, town councils usually self-[[organize]] and elect a leader to set the [[agenda]] of their governing body. This leader may be granted a title such as chairman, mayor, or president.
[[Category: Political Science]]