Definitions
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- noun a council with representatives from different nations
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Examples
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Different degrees of punishment to be applied as circumstances dictated had been worked out by the world council of humankind and the Grand Council of the thranx.
Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000
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"At this moment you may very well be, Mr. Mallory, the best-protected individual in this portion of the Orion Arm. The members of the world council are not as well looked after."
Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000
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"Deliver the ultimatum drawn up by the world council. "
Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000
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Different degrees of punishment to be applied as circumstances dictated had been worked out by the world council of humankind and the Grand Council of the thranx.
Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000
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News of the oil-for-uranium deal, however, only undercut his bargaining position before the world council.
FOXNews.com 2010
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Twenty six members of the world council took a number of decisions and sanctioned Chandhok's ability to drive with unanimity.
The Times of India 2010
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Deliver the ultimatum drawn up by the world council. "
Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000
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"Subject to final approval of the calendar by the world council ..
Analysis 2010
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