The elected governing body of a county.
Roget 696:
council,
committee,
subcommittee,
comitia [Lat.],
court,
chamber,
cabinet,
board,
bench,
staff.
senate,
senatus [Lat.],
parliament,
chamber of deputies,
directory,
reichsrath [G.],
rigsdag,
cortes [Sp.],
storthing†,
witenagemote†,
junta,
divan,
musnud†,
sanhedrim;
classis†;
Amphictyonic council†;
duma [Rus.],
house of representatives;
legislative assembly,
legislative council;
riksdag†,
volksraad [G.],
witan†,
caput†,
consistory,
chapter,
syndicate;
court of appeal
etc.
(tribunal)
966;
board of control,
board of works;
vestry;
county council,
local board.
audience chamber,
council chamber,
state chamber.
cabinet council,
privy council;
cockpit,
convocation,
synod,
congress,
convention,
diet,
states-general.
[formal gathering of members of a council: script]
assembly,
caucus,
conclave,
clique,
conventicle;
meeting,
sitting,
seance,
conference,
convention,
exhibition,
session,
palaver,
pourparler,
durbar†,
house;
quorum;
council fire [U.S.],
powwow [U.S.],
primary [U.S.].
meeting,
assemblage
etc.
72.
[person who is member of a council]
member;
senator;
member of parliament,
M. P.;
councilor,
representative of the people;
assemblyman,
congressman;
councilman,
councilwoman,
alderman,
freeholder.
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