COUNCIL OF WAR

Meaning of COUNCIL OF WAR in English

1. a conference of high-ranking military or naval officers, usually for discussing a major emergency or war problem.

2. any conference for discussing or deciding upon a course of action.

[ 1580-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

COUNCIL OF WAR — 1. : an assembly of officers usually of high rank called to consult with the commander on questions of importance …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNCIL OF WAR — committee of high-ranking military officials which discuss and determine strategies
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COUNCIL OF WAR — ■ noun a gathering of military officers in wartime. ↘a meeting held to plan a response to an emergency.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COUNCIL OF WAR — noun ( pl. councils of war ) ( BrE ) a meeting to discuss how to deal with an urgent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNCIL OF WAR — ˌcouncil of ˈwar BrE AmE noun ( plural councils of war ) [countable] a meeting to decide how to deal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNCIL OF WAR — ( councils of war) A council of war is a meeting that is held in order to decide how a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNCIL OF WAR — (councils of war) A ~ is a meeting that is held in order to decide how a particular threat or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COUNCIL OF WAR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A council of war was held and it was decided to resume operations at 5 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. перен.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. _перен.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. перен.
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COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет
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COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет
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COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. перен.
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. перен.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. _перен.
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COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. перен.
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COUNCIL OF WAR — военный совет тж. перен.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNCIL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Basel Council of Chalcedon Council of Clermont Council of Constance Council of Constantinople Council …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNCIL — I. ˈkau̇n(t)sə̇l also ˈkän- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English counceil, conceil (influenced in meaning by Middle English counseil, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
COUNCIL — noun act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation. 2. council ·noun a body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory …
Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
COUNCIL — in the Christian Church, a meeting of bishops and other leaders to consider and rule on questions of doctrine, administration, …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUNCIL — council BrE AmE ˈkaʊn t s ə l -ɪl (usually = counsel) ▷ council|s z ▶ ˌ Council ˈ Bluffs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNCIL — / ˈkaʊnsl; NAmE / noun [ C +sing./pl. v . ] 1. a group of people who are elected to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNCIL — coun ‧ cil S2 W2 /ˈkaʊns ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNCIL — n. 1 a an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly. b a meeting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNCIL — n. 1 a an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly. b a meeting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
COUNCIL — n.1 a an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly. b a meeting of such …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNCIL — ( councils) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A council is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNCIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
COUNCIL — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give …
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COUNCIL — n. municipal council Basel Council of Chalcedon Council of Clermont Council of Constance Council of Constantinople Council of Council for …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNCIL — Synonyms and related words : Areopagus, Bund, Rochdale cooperative, advisory council, alliance, assemblage, assemblee, assembly, assignation, association, at home, audience, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNCIL — noun 1 local or national government ADJECTIVE ▪ executive , governing , ruling , state ▪ national ▪ legislative ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNCIL — сущ. 1) совет (орган государственной власти) town council ≈ муниципалитет, городской совет student council ≈ амер. ученический совет council of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNCIL — ╜ Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Equipment Canadian Council for Nondestructive Technology National Council for Quality and Reliability National …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — war.ogg _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNCIL — council.ogg ʹkaʋns(ə)l n 1. 1> совет council of ministers - совет министров World Peace Council - Всемирный Совет Мира Security …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAR — war сущ.1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COUNCIL — council сущ.1) совет (орган государственной власти) town council — муниципалитет, городской совет student council — амер. ученический совет council of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COUNCIL — n 1. 1) совет ~ of ministers - совет министров World Peace Council - Всемирный Совет Мира Security Council - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WAR — _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental war …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUNCIL — n 1. 1> совет council of ministers - совет министров World Peace Council - Всемирный Совет Мира Security Council - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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