conseil

Definitions of conseil
  1. noun
    a committee having supervisory powers
    synonyms: collège, direction de l'entreprise
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    direction
    a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
    cabinet
    persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
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    comité, commission
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
  2. noun
    a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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    mise en garde
    cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
    leçon
    punishment intended as a warning to others
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    proposition
    something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
  3. noun
    a message describing how something is to be done
    synonyms: mode d'emploi, notice, recommandation
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    prescription, règle
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
    destination
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    formule, recette
    directions for making something
    règle
    directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
    arrêté municipal
    a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
    règlement
    a body of rules followed by an assembly
    principe
    rule of personal conduct
    ordonnance, règlement
    an authoritative rule
    étiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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    contenu, sujet
    what a communication that is about something is about
  4. noun
    a meeting of people for consultation
    synonyms: concile
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    synode
    a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
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    réunion
    a formally arranged gathering
  5. noun
    a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
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    cabinet
    persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
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    collège, direction de l'entreprise
    a committee having supervisory powers
  6. noun
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
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    conseil municipal
    a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
    comité d'entreprise
    (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc
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    unité administrative
    a unit with administrative responsibilities
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