A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.

Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.

Council is used in the names of some organizations.

In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.

A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.