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  • 1Council fire — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2council fire — noun : the ceremonial fire kept burning during a council of No. American Indians; also : the council itself compare long house 2 * * * a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians. [1745 55, Amer.] * * * council fire, the… …

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  • 3council fire — a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians. [1745 55, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 4Fire safe councils — are grassroots community based organizations which share the objective of making California s communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire. Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as… …

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  • 5Council — Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] 1. An… …

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  • 6Council board — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Council chamber — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Council of war — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9Council table — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10grand council fire — noun : a ceremonial meeting of three or more groups of camp fire girls usually including all the groups in a community * * * a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops …

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