Shire vs. Council

Shirenoun

Physical area administered by a sheriff.

Shirenoun

Former administrative area of Britain; a county.

Shirenoun

The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.

Shirenoun

A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.

Shirenoun

A shire horse.

Shireverb

To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.

Shirenoun

A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.

Shirenoun

A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.

Shirenoun

a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

Shirenoun

British breed of large heavy draft horse

Shire

A shire is a traditional term for a division of land, found in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and some other English-speaking countries. It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement, and spread to most of the rest of England in the tenth century.

Councilnoun

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

Councilnoun

Discussion or deliberation.

Councilnoun

An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case.

Councilnoun

A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council.

Councilnoun

Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.

Councilnoun

a body serving in an administrative capacity;

Councilnoun

(Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

Councilnoun

a meeting of people for consultation;

Council

A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils.