Confused words. 2014.
council / counsel / consul — A council is a group of people called together to meet on an issue: The school board council meets every Thursday evening. Counsel is advice: I always go to Clyde for counsel on the tough decision in my life. A consul is a diplomat… … Confused words
council / counsel / consul — A council is a group of people called together to meet on an issue: The school board council meets every Thursday evening. Counsel is advice: I always go to Clyde for counsel on the tough decision in my life. A consul is a diplomat… … Confused words
council — /kown seuhl/, n. 1. an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice. 2. a body of persons specially designated or selected to act in an advisory, administrative, or legislative capacity: the governor s… … Universalium
council, consul, counsel — A consul is an official: Robin visited the American Consul in Naples. Council means an assembly, a group : This is a council of senior citizens, Counsel is both noun and verb and means advice or to advise : The physician gave me expensive counsel … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Consul (disambiguation) — A consul is one of a number of political officials. Roman consul, the highest elected office in ancient Rome All later Consuls and Consulates are ultimately derived from the Roman ones, in particular: Consul (representative), a representative in… … Wikipedia
Council of State (France) — France This article is part of the series: Politics and government of France … Wikipedia
consul — See council. See council, consul, counsel … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
counsel — See council. See council, consul, counsel … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
council — See council, consul, counsel … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium
