council
group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions
Engineering Council of South Africa
statutory body for engineering profession in South Africa
Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence
Greek government body
judicial council
type of government commission supporting judicial administration
Malaysian Tourist Guides Council
professional guild of Malaysian tour guides, responsible for the education, licensing, coordination and welfare of the tourist guides of Malaysia
Shire Court
Medieval English institution
Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution
Government body for keeping Perso-Islamic culture and education
Interprovincial Council of Asturias and Leon
former Spanish administrative entity
Board of Equal Treatment
Danish council
The National Council for Volunteering
Danish council on volunteering in relation to social challenges
Revolutionary Council
former ruling council
Greenland Council
Danish-Greenlandic council (1964–1979)
First Nation Band Council
councils used by First Nation bands in Canada
Council of European Geodetic Surveyors
european council with focus on geodetic surveyors
soviet
political organizations and governmental bodies, primarily associated with the Russian Revolutions and the history of the Soviet Union, and which gave the name to the latter state
Presidential Commission of Uganda
Interim government of Uganda (1980)
Security Council of Russia
Body that advises president over the national security
congress
formal meeting of representatives of different countries, states, organizations, etc.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Canadian federal commission for the nomination of heritage sites, events, and persons
Special Council of Lower Canada
appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada
Russian Council of Muftis
religious group representing Russian Muslims
Cossack Rada
cossack military council
Governing Council of the European Central Bank
the main decision-making body of the ECB
Islington Commission
1915 colonial Indian royal commission
Massachusetts Governor's Council
governmental body in Massachusetts, United States, also historically the commonwealth's acting governor (serving collectively)
Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua
Nicaraguan elections council
The National Council for Children
Danish council on children’s rights
Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board
government organization in Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Advisory Council on Bankruptcy
the council gives recommendations on the need for changes in the Norwegian bankruptcy system, and in the practice thereof
commission
group of appointed persons given a mandate to perform some duty
Council for Trade in Goods
committee of the World Trade Organization
United Nations Human Rights Council
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia
arbitration commission
municipal council
local government of a municipality
Buddhist council
convention of Buddhist monastic leaders