council's
Assembly's official decision
Council's is the possessive form of council, indicating something belonging to or associated with a governing or advisory body: The council's decision was unanimous, the city council's budget meeting.
Not to be confused with counsel's, the possessive of counsel (advice or a lawyer).
Settled course of action
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- voteFormal choice expression
approval · ordinance · directive · mandate · policy · ruling · decree · legislation
Plan for spending
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- planningArranging for future events
- permitOfficial written authorization
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
taxpayer · district · ward · alderman · commissioner · hearing · constituents · infrastructure
Chosen representatives or assigns
- representativesThose acting for others
- membersPeople in an organization
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
treasurer · appointees · officials · caucus · faction · bloc · majority · minority
Senior community members
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
governance · tradition · ancestry · consensus · gathering · firekeeper · sachem · headman
Diocesan clergy head
- synodChurch governing assembly
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
papal · ecumenical · parish · cardinal · archbishop · convocation · presbytery · deacon
decision
Settled course of action
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
vote · approval · ordinance · directive · mandate · policy · ruling · decree · legislation · bylaw
budget
Plan for spending
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- planningArranging for future events
- permitOfficial written authorization
rezoning · taxpayer · district · ward · alderman · commissioner · hearing · constituents · infrastructure · services
delegates
Chosen representatives or assigns
- representativesThose acting for others
- membersPeople in an organization
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
secretary · treasurer · appointees · officials · caucus · faction · bloc · majority · minority · quorum
elders
Senior community members
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatyBinding pact between nations
reservation · governance · tradition · ancestry · consensus · gathering · firekeeper · sachem · headman · longhouse
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- synodChurch governing assembly
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- canonAccepted authoritative works
clergy · papal · ecumenical · parish · cardinal · archbishop · convocation · presbytery · deacon · vestry
council'sindividual's
Belonging to one entity
person's · one's · dictator's · monarch's · king's
council'scivilian's
Belonging to non-military persons
resident's · outsider's · public's · people's · commoner's
- UN Security CouncilWorld body overseeing peace
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- student councilElected pupil representatives
- town councilMunicipal governing body
- community councilLocal representative assembly
council, councils, councilman, councillors, councillor, councilwoman, councilmen, councilwomen