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council of war

coun·cil of war
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koun-suh l uhv, ov wawr]
    • /ˈkaʊn səl ʌv, ɒv wɔr/
    • /ˈkaʊnsl əv wɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-suh l uhv, ov wawr]
    • /ˈkaʊn səl ʌv, ɒv wɔr/

Definitions of council of war words

  • countable noun council of war A council of war is a meeting that is held in order to decide how a particular threat or emergency should be dealt with. 3
  • noun council of war an assembly of military leaders in wartime 3
  • noun council of war an emergency meeting to formulate a plan 3
  • noun council of war a conference of high-ranking military or naval officers, usually for discussing a major emergency or war problem. 1
  • noun council of war any conference for discussing or deciding upon a course of action. 1
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Origin of council of war

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Council of war

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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council of war popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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