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council of war

noun

  1. a conference of high-ranking military or naval officers, usually for discussing a major emergency or war problem.
  2. any conference for discussing or deciding upon a course of action.


council of war

noun

  1. an assembly of military leaders in wartime
  2. an emergency meeting to formulate a plan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of council of war1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

It was not wasted time: they held a council of war.

In a meeting at his bedside, Barry recounts how he told negotiators: “Gentlemen, this is not a meeting of the Peace Commission. It is more a Council of War.”

For more than six months, Washington had pleaded with his council of war to approve an amphibious assault on the British garrison.

This year’s Bilderberg summit is a council of war.

“Well, I didn’t come to Kansas to party, my boy. Ceres asked me here for a council of war. What with Gaea rising, the crops are withering. Droughts are spreading. The karpoi are in revolt. Even my grapes aren’t safe. Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war.”

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