Notable examples of types of councils encountered in politics include: •
Borough council, a form of local government •
Catholic ecumenical councils, ecclesiastical gatherings for ordering the Catholic Church. •
City council, a form of local government. •
Community council, the most local official representative body in Scotland and in Wales. •
Council of Europe, a political, intergovernmental organization with 47 member countries. •
Council of the European Union, the upper house of the European Union. •
Council of state, an organ of government in many states. •
County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles. •
District council, a unit of government in various jurisdictions. •
Ecumenical council, pan-Christian discussion bodies. •
European Council, the body of heads of states or of governments of the European Union. •
Labour council, an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. •
Municipal council, a form of local government. •
National security council, an executive-branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues. •
Parish council (England), a form of local government in part of the United Kingdom. •
Privy council, a body that advises the head of state of a country. •
Provincial council, a governing body for a province. •
Regional council, a local-government body in various countries. •
Shire council, an entity of local government in Australia. •
Shura Council, the formerly
upper house of the Egyptian parliament. •
Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes •
Tribal council, First Nations' and Native American Nations' governing bodies •
Research Councils UK, government agencies responsible for an area of research in the United Kingdom •
United Nations Security Council, a decision-making body at the United Nations •
Vatican Council, a high-level policy-council of the Roman Catholic Church •
Village council (State of Palestine), a local-government body in Palestine •
Workers' council, a council composed of working-class or proletarian members. ==In other fields==