Council in general means a body that has the right to give advice or to administer.
It could also mean:
In politics:
- Borough Council, a form of local government in the United Kingdom
- City council, a form of local government
- Community council, the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales
- Council (country subdivision), a local government area in Australia
- County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
- Municipal council, a subdivision of France
- Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes
Specific organizations:
- Council (Boy Scouts), a non-profit private corporation within Boy Scouts of America
- Council of the European Union
- United Nations Security Council
Places:
In other fields:
- Ecumenical council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice
- "The Council" (Enterprise episode), a third-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Workers' council, a council composed of working class or proletarian members
- Works council, a "shop-floor" organization representing workers
