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      councils
      noun
      A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
      (UK, metonymic) A local authority.
      Discussion or deliberation.
      A small city, the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States.
      A surname.
      A male given name.
      (Christianity) Short for church council [A formal meeting of bishops and church representatives who are brought together to regulate points of doctrine or discipline.]
      Roots
      calocouncil- · Latin · call together
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