council-chamber

  • 11Council — Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] 1. An… …

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  • 12Council board — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Council fire — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Council of war — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Council table — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Council House, Bristol — Council House The Council House, Bristol …

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  • 17Council — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Council >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 council council committee subcommittee comitia court chamber cabinet board bench staff GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 senate senate …

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  • 18Council Meeting of 13 june 1483 —    The meeting of EDWARD V’s regency COUNCIL that convened at the TOWER OF 64 COUNCIL MEETING OF 13 JUNE 1483 LONDON on Friday, 13 June 1483, was used by Richard, duke of Gloucester, to destroy possible opponents to his forthcoming usurpation of… …

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  • 19chamber — 01. The mayor is in the council [chamber] right now. 02. My children loved to visit the [Chamber] of Horrors at the Wax Museum. 03. The mayor went to his [chambers] about an hour ago. 04. The diver had to spend time in a decompression [chamber]… …

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  • 20chamber — [[t]tʃe͟ɪmbə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ chambers 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings. We are going to be in the council chamber every time he speaks. 2) N COUNT You can refer to a country s… …

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