councilling

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A form of council — A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of council
nouncouncilling (countable and uncountable, plural councillings)

plural councillings

  1. archaiccountableuncountableArchaic form of counseling.

    The Governor-General also, although he eventually listened to the councillings of his secretaries, was averse from embarking in the expedition; for some months he turned a deaf ear to his advisers […]

    1869, The United Service Magazine
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APA

councilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/councilling

MLA

“councilling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/councilling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “councilling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/councilling.

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