"federal council" meaning in English

See federal council in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: federal councils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} federal council (plural federal councils)
  1. a central legislative group or assembly in certain governments.
    Sense id: en-federal_council-en-noun-OxMgGb58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Government Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Government: 45 55
  2. a central executive council in certain governments.
    Sense id: en-federal_council-en-noun-gGK36w2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Government Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Government: 45 55

Inflected forms

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