• noun:   a meeting of people for consultation

  Example: "Emergency council"

• noun:   a body serving in an administrative capacity

  Example: "Student council"

• noun:   (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
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3353)

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