Hypernyms for "council"

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Hypernyms

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city council Constance Constantinople Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence Council of Constance Council of Trent Council of Vienne Economic and Social Council ECOSOC ecumenical council executive council First Council of Lyons Fourth Council of Constantinople indaba Jirga Lateran Council Lyons NAC North Atlantic Council panchayat panchayet powwow privy council punchayet Sanhedrin SC Second Council of Lyons Security Council soviet synod TC Trusteeship Council Vatican Council Vienne works council world council
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.

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