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student councilA group of students elected by their peers to represent student interests and organize school activities

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A group of students elected by their peers to represent student interests and organize school activities

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈstuːdənt ˈkaʊnsəl/

Example Sentences

  • Tom was so nervous about his student council speech that he practiced in front of his pet hamster for three hours.
  • The student council voted to replace the cafeteria's mystery meat with actual identifiable food.
  • She has been active in the student council since her freshman year.

student council

NOUN

[/ˈstuːdənt ˈkaʊnsəl/]

A group of students elected by their peers to represent student interests and organize school activities

A group of students elected by their peers to represent student interests and organize school activities
💡 Concept

A group of students elected by their peers to represent student interests and organize school activities

Should I seek the council or the counsel?
🎵 Rhyme

Should I seek the council or the counsel?

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈstuːdənt ˈkaʊnsəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈstjuːdənt ˈkaʊnsəl/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

councilcounsel
council
counsel

🔗Collocations

student council election
student council president
join the student council
student council meeting
student council representative
student council activities
run for student council

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Tom was so nervous about his student council speech that he practiced in front of his pet hamster for three hours.

😄 Fun example

The student council voted to replace the cafeteria's mystery meat with actual identifiable food.

She has been active in the student council since her freshman year.

The student council is responsible for organizing the annual school festival.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

student governmentstudent bodystudent associationstudent union

Antonyms

faculty boardadministration

Related

student representativeclass presidentschool committeestudent leadershipstudent organization

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