council
n. (政務)委員會,地方議會; 委員; 會議
adj. (房屋或公寓)地方政府出租的
A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
...Cheshire County Council...
柴郡政務委員會
The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
市政委員會幾乎一致投票表示贊同。
Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.
There is a shortage of council housing...
廉租公房房源不足。
Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
全國各地的市政住房租戶正在計劃組建一個大的議會遊說團。
Council is used in the names of some organizations.
...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
全國公民自由委員會
...the Arts Council.
藝術委員會
In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.
The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
美洲國家組織的常務委員們今天在華盛頓這裡會面。
...the Bundesbank's central council.
德意志聯邦銀行的中央委員會
A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.
President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans...
納吉布拉總統稱他將召開阿富汗全民大會。
The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elysée Palace.
總統還在愛麗捨宮接見了參加部長級會議的各部長。
1. a body serving in an administrative capacity;
2. (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
3. a meeting of people for consultation;
conference, congress, assembly, meeting, rally, council, session, convention, gathering
這些名詞均含有"會,會議"之意。
The two women have been elected to the council.
有兩位婦女被選入理事會.
The council was often accused of extremism.
人們常抨擊該委員會的極端主義.
The council are pleased with the results of bringing ordinary citizens in on local library planning.
議會對請普通公民幫助設計地方圖書館的結果感到滿意.
Everyone signed the petition to the County Council for a new school in our village.
大家在致縣委會的請願書上籤了名,要求在我們村裡辦一所新學校.
The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.
市議會宣佈同意改進公共汽車系統.