Council and Local

Council

Council noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.

Usage example: the neighborhood council decided to campaign for a new park

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Local and council are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Local" instead the word "Council" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: councilor, councillor

Local noun - A local unit of an organization.

Usage example: the truck drivers are members of Local 349 of the Teamsters' Union

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Council and local are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Council" instead the word "Local" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: location, locality, locale, localize, localised

alien	alien council	alien local
real	real council	real local
bad	bad council	bad local
famous	famous council	famous local
Other adjectives: new, federal, former, different.

Leigh Park, located about ten or eleven miles north of Portsmouth, was at one time (or at least according to local legend) the largest council estate in Europe.

Source: Useful Notes / Council Estate
Some parishes have too small a population to have a council and instead have an annual parish meeting where the whole parish is invited to discuss local matters.

Source: Useful Notes / British Political System
The revolutionaries are victorious, Gerade is ousted from power and power is transferred to a small council of local leaders.

Source: Roleplay / The Wastes

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Local and Council. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/council/local

Council & Local. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/council/local>.

Local or Council. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/council/local.

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