Editing Council (section)

==In politics==
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 (disambiguation)|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 (disambiguation)|Provincial council]], a governing body for a province.
* [[Regional Council (disambiguation)|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 (disambiguation)|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.