family council
Relatives discussing together
A family council is a formal or semi-formal gathering where family members discuss shared concerns, make decisions, or resolve conflicts together.
The term suggests structured deliberation rather than casual conversation: We held a family council to decide whether to sell the house.
In some religious and cultural traditions, family councils are regular practices for maintaining household unity.
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- generational wisdomKnowledge passed through ages
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- agendaFormal discussion list
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
ground rules · inheritance · dialogue · open forum · bonding · trust fund · elder care · next of kin · consensus · group decision · storytelling · heirlooms · facilitation · ceremonies · empathy · rituals · voting · accountability
- family businesssuccession plan, succession planning, next generation, successor, leadership transition
- family corporation
- LDS faithBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, temple worship, priesthood
- family hierarchypatriarch, matriarch, head of household, parent, father
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
- parent groupsPTA, PTO, booster club, parent association, room parents
family councilcorporate board
Governing body of company
public assembly · town hall meeting · legislative body · town council · individual
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