In Politics
- Borough council, a form of local government
- City council, a form of local government
- Community council, the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales
- Council of Europe, a political, intergovernmental organization with 47 member countries
- Council of the European Union, the upper house of the European Union
- Council of State, an organ of government in many states
- County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
- European Council, the body of heads of states or governments of the European Union
- Labour council, an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area
- Municipal council, borough/city council in France (conseil municipal)
- National Security Council, an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues
- Parish councils in England, a form of local government in the United Kingdom
- Privy council, a body that advises the head of state of a nation
- Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes
- UK Research Councils, government agencies responsible for an area of research in the United Kingdom
- United Nations Security Council, a decision-making body at the United Nations
- Workers' council, a council composed of working class or proletarian members
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“Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out.”
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