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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | people assembled for purpose |
| Synonyms: | assembly, board, body, brain trust, cabinet, chamber, clan, committee, conclave, confab, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, diet, directorate, gang, gathering, governing body, groupthink, huddle, kitchen cabinet, meet, ministry, mob, official family, outfit, panel, parliament, powwow, ring, senate, synod |
| Notes: | counsel is 'advice, guidance' and a counsel is a lawyer; a council is a deliberative body of people assembled for some purpose and members are councillors (especially in Britain) |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | society or institution interested in learning |
| Synonyms: | alliance, association, circle, council, federation, foundation, fraternity, institute, league |
| Main Entry: | assembly |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | congregation |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, association, band, body, bunch, clambake, cluster, coffee klatch, collection, company, conclave, confab, conference, convocation, council, crew, crowd, faction, flock, gathering, get-together, group, huddle, mass, meet*, meeting, multitude, rally, sit-in, throng, turnout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | board |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of advisers |
| Synonyms: | advisers, advisory group, brass, cabinet, committee, conclave, council, directorate, directors, execs, executive suite, executives, front office, jury, panel, trustees, upstairs |
| Notes: | a board is a committee having supervisory powers, a plank, or food served to lodgers - while bored is tired of the world a plank is thicker than a board |
| Antonyms: | individual, one |
| Main Entry: | cabinet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | executives serving a leader |
| Synonyms: | administration, administrators, advisers, assembly, assistants, authority, brain trust, bureau, bureaucracy, committee, council, counselors, department heads, governing body, government, kitchen cabinet, ministry, official family |
| Main Entry: | caucus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group gathered to make decision |
| Synonyms: | assembly, conclave, convention, council, gathering, get-together, meeting, parley, session |
| Main Entry: | chamber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legislative body |
| Synonyms: | assembly, council, legislature, organization, representatives |
| Main Entry: | committee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group working on project |
| Synonyms: | board, bureau, cabinet, chamber, commission, consultants, convocation, council, investigators, jury, panel, representatives, task force, trustees |
| Main Entry: | conclave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret meeting |
| Synonyms: | assembly, buzz session, cabinet, confab, conference, council, encounter, gathering, get-together, huddle, meet, parley, powwow, private meeting, session |
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