Council meeting

A council is a political advisory and decision-making body. A common name in Europe is the municipal council . In Germany, too, the term municipal council (Germany) is common; with regard to such bodies, see there for further information.

Well-known council meetings are also:

• the Majlis al-Shura , Bahrain
• the junta , Spain
• the Loja Jirga , Central Asia (especially Afghanistan )
• the synhedrion in antiquity
• Latvian People's Council