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n.政务会,理事会,委员会,参议会,讨论会议,顾问班子,立法班子

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com-=together,with,wholly 变化型 co-,col-,comb-,con-,cor-,coun-

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council


/'kaʊnsl; `kaunsl/
n [CGp]
1 group of people elected to manage affairs in a city, county, etc 会议; 政务会; 议会
*a city/county council 市[郡]议会
* The local council is/are in charge of repairing roads. 地方议会负责维修道路.
* [attrib 作定语] council services, elections 议会的部门、选举.
2 group of people appointed or elected to give advice, make rules, manage affairs, etc (顾问、立法、管理等)委员会
*A council of elders governs the tribe. 有个叫长老会的组织治理这个部落.
* In Britain, the Design Council gives awards for good industrial design. 在英国, 设计委员会给优秀的工业产品设计颁奖.
* a council of war, ie a meeting of leaders, military commanders, etc to discuss tactics 军事会议.

council


n[C]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin: concile, from Latin concilium, from com- ( COM-) + calare 'to call']
a group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice
 the council for civil liberties
 the UN Security Council
the organization that is responsible for local government in a particular area in Britain
 local council elections
 He sent a letter to the council to complain about the noise.
County/District/City etc Council
 Northampton Borough Council
council leader/officer/worker etc
council chamber/offices
a group of people elected to the government of a city in the US
 the Los Angeles city council
1. This canon has been enacted by the church council very recently.
    教会就在最近通过这条教规。

2. The council meets in the city hall.
    该委员会在市政厅开会。

3. The report was released Tuesday by the Population Council, an international organization based in New York that studies issues related to child bearing.
    这份报告是本星期二由人口委员会公布的。人口委员会是一家研究儿童养育问题的国际组织,总部设在纽约。

4. The Population Council report says women around the world tend to work longer hours than men, both at home and on the job.
    人口委员会的报告说,全世界的妇女,无论在家里还是在工作岗位上,都往往比男性工作的时间长。

5. The Population Council report found that while most countries have done extensive research on women as mothers, men as fathers have been virtually invisible to researchers.
    人口委员会的报告发现,尽管多数国家都对身为母亲的女性做了大量研究,但对身为父亲的男性,研究者们却几乎视而不见。

6. At the council broad he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
    在会议桌上他沉默寡言,从没张嘴巴。

7. After winning her council seat, she declined a spot on the education and social services committee after a colleague called it "a woman's committee".
    在赢得市议会席位之后,她拒绝了被同事称为"女人委员会"的教育及社会服务委员会的职位,

8. After a fierce campaign, the council elected her, 7 to 6.
    经过一场激烈的竞选,她以7比6当选。

9. A council has been proposed to manage the code.
    已成立了一个委员会来实际操作这一准则。

10. Ms. Mbogo's victory was even more surprising because she was voted in by her colleagues on the District Council, all men.
    更令人感到意外的是,姆波戈女士是由区议会的同事们投票选出的,而那些人全是男性。

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