Meanings
nouncouncil of war (plural councils of war)
plural councils of war
- A committee of high-ranking military officers convened to consult on urgent matters in wartime.
Synonyms: war council
- A meeting convened to address a crisis or to make a plan of attack.
to hold a council of war
Synonyms: war council
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA committee of high-ranking military officers convened to consult on urgent matters in wartime.
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war council
nounA meeting convened to address a crisis or to make a plan of attack.
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war council
Translations
Finnish sotaneuvosto, puolustusneuvosto
- sotaneuvostocommittee to consult on wartime matters
- puolustusneuvostocommittee to consult on wartime matters
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