United Nations

• Security Council

  A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world pe...

• Trusteeship Council

  A permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries)...

• Economic and Social Council

  A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic...

Great Britain

• privy council

  An advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown).

• works council

  (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business...

Also contains

• world council

  A council with representatives from different nations.

• soviet

  An elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of...

• panchayat

  A village council in India or southern Pakistan.

• Sanhedrin

  The supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem.

• North Atlantic Council

  A council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries...

• city council

  A municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.

• executive council

  A council that shares the supreme executive power.