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Group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town
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Council may refer to: State Council of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative authority of China, headed by the Premier State Council,
State_Council
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Executive Council may refer to: Executive Council, part of the executive branch of the government of Anguilla; see Politics of Anguilla Executive Council (Commonwealth
Executive_Council
Organisation promoting cultural and linguistic knowledge of the United Kingdom
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries promoting
British_Council
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Local council may refer to: Local council (Israel) Local council (Jordan) Local councils of Malta An elected authority in the local government in the United
Local_council
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District council may refer to: A branch of local government in the United Kingdom: Supervising one of the districts of England: A metropolitan borough
District_council
Middle East regional union and alliance
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مَجلِس التَّعَاوُن لِدُوَلِ الْخَلِيْجِ الْعَرَبِيَّة), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC;
Gulf_Cooperation_Council
Form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom
A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex
Council_house
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Union council may refer to: Union Council of Ministers, a government body in India Union council (Bangladesh), an administrative unit in Bangladesh Union
Union_council
EU institution
The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body (directorial system) and a symbolic collective head of state, that defines the overall political
European_Council
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The Council may refer to: US-ASEAN Business Council, a leading advocacy group for U.S. businesses working in Southeast Asia Council of the European Union
The_Council
Ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church
"ecumenical council" relates to Church councils recognised by both Eastern and Western Christianity. In Catholicism, in addition to ecumenical Councils, there
Catholic_ecumenical_councils
Local/firm-level equivalent of a trade union
A works council is a shop-floor organization representing workers that functions as a local/firm-level complement to trade unions but is independent of
Works_council
Meeting of bishops to rule on Christian doctrine and other matters
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian
Ecumenical_council
A university council may be an executive body or a non-executive governing body of a university's governance system, an advisory body to the university
University_council
Forum for youth and/or children to advocate
Youth councils, also known as youth cabinets, youth assemblies or youth parliaments, are a form of youth voice engaged in community decision-making. They
Youth_council
Abandoned townsite in Alaska, USA
Council (Inupiaq: Kaułiq or Akauchak) is a townsite in the Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It has a population of zero as of the 2000 and
Council,_Alaska
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National Council may refer to: National Council for Science and the Environment, a US-based non-profit organization which has a mission to improve the
National_Council
Decision-making institution of FIFA
The FIFA Council (formerly the FIFA Executive Committee) is an institution of FIFA (the governing body of association football, futsal and beach football)
FIFA_Council
UK organization
The Archbishops' Council is a part of the governance structures of the Church of England. Its headquarters are at Church House, Great Smith Street, London
Archbishops'_Council
3rd–5th century church synods held in Africa
The Councils of Carthage were church synods held during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries in the city of Carthage in Africa. The most important of these
Councils_of_Carthage
Administrative subdivisions of Greater London
is not a London borough. The London borough councils are 32 of the local authorities in London. Each council is a municipal corporation and they are a form
London_boroughs
Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts
Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts Municipal Council for the Arts in Ottawa Kingston Arts Council Sudbury Arts Council Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands
Arts_council
Administrative Council (Polish: Rada Administracyjna) was a part of Council of State of the Congress Poland. Introduced by the Constitution of the Kingdom
Administrative_Council
Governing body of the University of Oxford
The Hebdomadal Council was the chief executive body for the University of Oxford from its establishment by the Oxford University Act 1854 until its replacement
Hebdomadal_Council
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Metropolitan council see: Metropolitan Council in Bari Metropolitan Council in Bologna Metropolitan Council in Cagliari Metropolitan Council in Catania
Metropolitan_Council
Lowest tier in the public administration pyramid
may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough council, rural council, village council, board of aldermen, or board
Local_government
A presbyteral council or council of priests is a group of priests chosen to assist the local ordinary in an advisory capacity in the governance of a Roman
Presbyteral_council
Body supervising Israeli universities
The Council for Higher Education in Israel (Hebrew: המועצה להשכלה גבוהה, HaMo'atza LeHaskala Gevoha) is a supervisory body for universities and colleges
Council for Higher Education in Israel
Council_for_Higher_Education_in_Israel
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Supreme Council may refer to: Supreme Council of Antiquities, part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes, a non-profit
Supreme_Council
Convention of Buddhist monastic sangha
contents of the Buddhist canons. Although sometimes referred to as Buddhist "councils" (Pāli and Sanskrit: saṅgīti, literally meaning "reciting together" or
Buddhist_councils
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Grand Council may refer to: Grand Council (Qing dynasty), an important policy-making body in the Qing Empire Great Council of Venice, legislative body
Grand_Council
Present or former administrative subdivisions of Scotland
designated as "council areas" (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the
Subdivisions_of_Scotland
United Nations members responsible for drafting
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC or UN Security Council) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and is the United Nations'
United Nations Security Council
United_Nations_Security_Council
significant councils of the Latin Church were held at Aachen (also known in French as Aix-la-Chapelle) in the early Middle Ages. In the mixed council of 798
Councils_of_Aachen
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Council may refer to: Regional Council (Hong Kong), disbanded in 1999 Regional Council (constituency) Regional council may refer to: Regional council
Regional_Council
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Crown Council may refer to: Crown Council of Belgium, the King, his Ministers and the Ministers of State, meeting on rare occasions to advise the King
Crown_Council
Government body in Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Lithuanian Council of Lords (Belarusian: Паны-Рада, Lithuanian: Ponų taryba) was the main permanent institution of central government in the Grand
Lithuanian_Council_of_Lords
Socialist workers' council
(Russian: совет, romanized: sovet, IPA: [sɐˈvʲet] , lit. 'council') is a representative workers' council that follows a socialist ideology, particularly in the
Soviet_(council)
Executive branch of the government of Gujarat, India
The Gujarat Council of Ministers (Gujarati: ગુજરાતનું મંત્રીમંડળ) exercises executive authority of the Indian State of Gujarat. The council is chaired
Gujarat_Council_of_Ministers
Local taxation system
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local
Council_Tax
In the Roman Catholic Church, a plenary council is any of various kinds of ecclesiastical synods, used when those summoned represent the whole number
Plenary_council
American Freemasonry organisation
The Supreme Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA is the first Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, founded
Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA)
Supreme_Council,_Scottish_Rite_(Southern_Jurisdiction,_USA)
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Revolutionary Council may refer to the: Revolutionary Council (Afghanistan), organ of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) from 1965 until
Revolutionary_Council
The FA Council consists of 92 elected representatives, from the FA Premier League, the Football League, County FAs, and the non-executive board of The
FA_Council
Organisation representing one or more groups of the Indigenous peoples of Australia
Land councils, also known as Aboriginal land councils, or land and sea councils, are Australian community organisations, generally organised by region
Land_council
The Minor Council (Italian: Minor Consiglio) or Ducal Council was one of the main constitutional bodies of the Republic of Venice, and served both as
Minor_Council
Principal assembly of the Roman Republic
The plebeian council (Latin: concilium plebis) was one of the popular assemblies of ancient Rome. In the standard conception of the classical republican
Plebeian_council
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Provincial council may refer to: Provincial council (Belgium), the assembly of the ten provinces of Belgium Provincial councils of Sri Lanka, government
Provincial_council
American organization
The Business Council is a nonpartisan organization of business leaders headquartered in Washington, D.C. It holds meetings several times a year for high-level
The_Business_Council
Public representative body in Great Britain
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local
Community_council
Upper house of six states in India
The State Legislative Council, also known as the Vidhan Parishad or the Saasana Mandali, is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral
State Legislative Councils of India
State_Legislative_Councils_of_India
1988–2011 military government of Myanmar
SLORC succeeded the Pyithu Hluttaw as a legislature and the Council of State as a ruling council, after dissolving the state organs of the Socialist Republic
Tatmadaw Government (1988–2011)
Tatmadaw_Government_(1988–2011)
Council of Christian bishops in Nicaea, 325
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine
First_Council_of_Nicaea
The Councils of Clovesho or Clofesho were a series of synods attended by Anglo-Saxon kings, bishops, abbots and nobles in the 8th and 9th centuries. They
Councils_of_Clovesho
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Look up federal council in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Federal Council may refer to: Federal Council of Australasia, a forerunner to the current
Federal_Council
American Atlanticist think tank founded in 1961
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs, favoring Atlanticism, founded in 1961 by Christian Herter and William
Atlantic_Council
Synod held 363–364
The Council of Laodicea was a regional Christian synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor which assembled about 363–364 in Laodicea, Phrygia
Council_of_Laodicea
British government and local authority housing programmes
Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011, when
Public housing in the United Kingdom
Public_housing_in_the_United_Kingdom
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Ministerial council or joint ministerial council can refer to: EU–GCC Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting, the regular joint ministerial meeting between
Ministerial_council
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High Council may refer to: High Council of Time Lords, the governing body of the Time Lords in Doctor Who Royal Institute of Maigic: The High Council, the
High_Council
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military council is an approach to organization by a council with representatives from various bodies. The term "military council", also known as council of
Military_Council
343 synod
The Council of Serdica, or Synod of Serdica (also Sardica), was a synod convened in 343 at Serdica (located in modern-day Sofia, Bulgaria) in the civil
Council_of_Serdica
International organisation
The Council of Europe (CoE; French: Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation which aims to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule
Council_of_Europe
Unitary authority for mainland Cornwall, England
Cornwall Council (Cornish: Konsel Kernow [ˈkɔn.sɛl ˈkɛrnɔʊ]), known between 1889 and 2009 as Cornwall County Council (Cornish: Konsel Konteth Kernow)
Cornwall_Council
United States–based nonprofit organization
The Council of Science Editors (CSE), formerly the Council of Biology Editors (CBE; 1965–2000) and originally the Conference of Biology Editors (CBE; 1957–1965)
Council_of_Science_Editors
School examinations body in England and Wales
The Schools Council was from 1964 to 1984 the body which co-ordinated secondary school examinations in England and Wales, and advised the government on
Schools_Council
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Parish council may refer to: Pastoral council (Catholic Church) Parish councils in England Civil parishes in Scotland Parochial church council This disambiguation
Parish_council
President of the Legislative Council (Eaghtyrane y Choonceil Slattyssagh) is the principal officer of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. Until 1980
President of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
President_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_the_Isle_of_Man
Most recent Catholic ecumenical council (1962–1965)
Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the twenty-first and most recent ecumenical council of the
Second_Vatican_Council
Body for cooperation of Nordic countries
The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives
Nordic_Council
Political organisation in Yemen
The Southern Transitional Council (STC; Arabic: المجلس الانتقالي الجنوبي, romanized: al-Majlis al-Intiqālī al-Janūbī) was a Yemeni separatist political
Southern_Transitional_Council
Jihadist organisation formed by the Pakistan Army
The United Jihad Council, also known as the Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), is an Islamist Jihadist coalition formed by the Pakistan Army for unified command
United_Jihad_Council
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Peace Council may refer to: World Peace Council Board of Peace Peace Council (Ghana) or National Peace Council (Ghana) National Peace Council (United
Peace_Council
Upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar
Bihar Legislative Council, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature in the state of Bihar, India
Bihar_Legislative_Council
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Vatican Council may refer to: First Vatican Council (1869–1870), the 20th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church Second Vatican Council (1962–1965)
Vatican_Council
American Muslim advocacy group
The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an American Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington
Council on American–Islamic Relations
Council_on_American–Islamic_Relations
The Council or Synod of Sens (Latin: Concilium Senonense) may refer to any of the following Catholic synods in Sens, France, sometimes recognized as Primate
Council_of_Sens
Unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC; Arabic: المجلس التشريعي الفلسطيني, romanized: Al-Majlis al-Tashrīʿiyy al-Filasṭīniyy) is the unicameral legislature
Palestinian Legislative Council
Palestinian_Legislative_Council
Formal body of advisers to the British monarch
The Privy Council, formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its members
Privy Council (United Kingdom)
Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)
Body coordinating national security policy
A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and
National_security_council
Muslim association
The Fiqh Council of North America (originally known as ISNA Fiqh Committee) is an association of Muslims who interpret Islamic law on the North American
Fiqh_Council_of_North_America
the head of government, as well as both senior and junior ministers. The Council of Ministers, the main executive organ of the government, was established
Government_of_France
Body that advises the head of state
secret crown council. Look up privy, council, privy council, or privy councillor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Council of State Crown Council Executive
Privy_council
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Council of Nicaea can refer to: First Council of Nicaea in AD 325 Second Council of Nicaea in AD 787 The Council of Nicaea (audio drama) The Council of
Council_of_Nicaea
Cabinet of a provincial government in South Africa
In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five
Executive Council (South Africa)
Executive_Council_(South_Africa)
Regulatory body in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guardian Council (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, Persian: شورای نگهبان, romanized: Shourā-ye Negahbān) is a 12-member council that
Guardian_Council
Global trade association of the shopping center industry
The International Council of Shopping Centers, doing business as ICSC, is the global trade association of what it calls the "Marketplaces Industry" (i
International Council of Shopping Centers
International_Council_of_Shopping_Centers
Synod in 794
The Council of Frankfurt, traditionally also the Council of Frankfort, in 794 was called by Charlemagne, as a meeting of the important churchmen of the
Council_of_Frankfurt
System of state administration on a local level in Scotland
referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including education, social care, waste management, libraries and planning. Councils receive
Local_government_in_Scotland
Form of legislation in the United Kingdom
Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Dental Council, General Optical Council, Health Professions Council and the Council of the Royal
Order_of_Council
Body of advisers to the sovereign of the Kingdom of England
The Privy Council of England, also known as His (or Her) Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (Latin: concilium familiare, concilium privatum et assiduum)
Privy_Council_of_England
Student representative body in primary and secondary schools
A student council (also known as a student union or associated student body) is a representative student leadership body commonly found in primary and
Student_council
The Ta'an Kwach'an Council or Ta'an Kwäch’än Council is a self-governing Indigenous government whose traditional territory is located around the Whitehorse
Ta'an_Kwach'an_Council
Leadership body in the LDS Church
The Council on the Disposition of the Tithes is a leadership body in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, composed of the First Presidency
Council on the Disposition of the Tithes
Council_on_the_Disposition_of_the_Tithes
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Jerusalem Council or Council of Jerusalem may refer to: Sanhedrin, assembly in ancient Judaism Council of Jerusalem, early Christian council held around
Jerusalem_Council
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Waverley Council is a local government area (LGA) in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on
Waverley_Council
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Council of Elders may refer to: Council of Elders (Malaysia), a group of eminent Malaysians advising the seventh Mahathir cabinet Council of Elders (A
Council_of_Elders
Executive body of the Government of Portugal
The Council of Ministers (Portuguese: Conselho de Ministros, pronounced [kõˈseʎu ðɨ miˈniʃtɾuʃ]) is a collegial executive body within the Government of
Council of Ministers (Portugal)
Council_of_Ministers_(Portugal)
Supreme court of the Republic of Venice
The Council of Forty (Italian: Consiglio dei Quaranta), also known as the Quarantia, was one of the highest constitutional bodies of the Republic of Venice
Council_of_Forty
travel, tourism, insurance
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A brother of the council.
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African, Arabic
Of Good Council; From Kikuyu; Rightly Guided
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English
English : variant spelling of Council.
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American, Anglo, British, English, German
Home Council; Son of the Austere Man; Swift One
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English : from the medieval female personal name Malin, a diminutive of Mall.French and Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Madalin, a short form of compound names with the initial element madal ‘council’.Serbian : patronymic from maly, Serbian mali ‘small’; compare Maly.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Male (a back-formation from Malka as if it contained the Slavic diminutive suffix -ke) + the Slavic metronymic suffix -in.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Malin, a place in Ukraine.
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Armored Chief; Ruler; Council-friend; Leader; Chief
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Muslim
Council, Generosity
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the medieval personal name Nel or Neal, Anglo-Scandinavian forms of the Gaelic name Niall (see Neill). This was adopted by the Scandinavians in the form Njal and was introduced into northern England and East Anglia by them, rather than being taken directly from Gaelic.Americanized spelling of the like-sounding Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled about 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
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English : variant spelling of Council.
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English : from the Old English personal name Ēadrǣd, meaning ‘prosperity-council’.
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Council-friend; Chief
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English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow, pasture, or patch of arable land, Middle English l(e)ye (late Old English lēage, dative of lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’); or a habitational name from Lye in Herefordshire (with the same etymology).French : habitational name from Lye in Indre.French (Lyé) : habitational name from places called Lié in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead in Rogaland named Lye, Old Norse Lýgi meaning ‘alliance’, ‘covenant’, used to denote a place sanctified by such an agreement, such as a court or council meeting place.
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English : see Mallory.French : from a Frenchified form of a Germanic personal name composed of the elements madal ‘council’ + rīc ‘power’.
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Council, Generosity
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English : habitational name from Matlock in Derbyshire, named in Old English as ‘meeting-place oak’, from mæthel ‘meeting’, ‘gathering’, ‘council’ + Äc ‘oak’.
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English : variant of Sewell.Samuel Sewall (1652–1730) came with his parents from Bishop Stoke, Hampshire, England, to Newbury, MA, as a nine-year-old boy. In 1676 he married Hannah Hull, a wealthy heiress, and in 1681 he was appointed printer to the Council in Boston. He served as a judge in the infamous Salem witchcraft trials of 1692—the only one of the judges to admit publicly that he had been wrong. In 1700 he published The Selling of Joseph, which argues that all men are created equal and presents theological arguments against slavery.
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Council Friend
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English
English : from the Norman personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + gÄr, gÄ“er ‘spear’. The surname is now also established in Ulster.Hungarian : from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros), or a derivative of German Meyer 1.Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer.Catalan and southern French (Occitan) : from major ‘major’ (Latin maior ‘greater’), denoting a prominent or important person or the first-born son of a family.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.
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English : from the Old French personal name Malhard, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. This was introduced to Britain by the Normans.English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a male wild duck, Middle English, Old French malard.
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English : nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’). This form was probably influenced by the similar meaning of Anglo-Norman French councile ‘council’, ‘assembly’ (Latin concilium ‘assembly’, from the archaic verb concalere ‘to call together’, ‘to summon’), and it may also have been an occupational name for a member of a royal council or, more probably, a manorial council.Americanized spelling of German Künzel (see Kuenzel).
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