"student council" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: student councils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} student council (plural student councils)
  1. In elementary and secondary schools, an elected student body which mediates between students and staff and also organizes school-wide activities. Categories (topical): Collectives, Education Translations (student body): 學生會 (Chinese Mandarin), 学生会 (xuéshenghuì) (Chinese Mandarin), oppilaskunta (Finnish), oppilasneuvosto (Finnish), conseil des élèves [masculine] (French), conseil des étudiants [masculine] (French), conseil étudiant [masculine] (French), Schülervertretung [feminine] (German), interfacoltà [feminine] (Italian), 生徒会 (seitokai) (Japanese), 학생회 (haksaenghoe) (alt: 學生會) (Korean), studentråd [neuter] (Swedish), hội đồng học sinh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-student_council-en-noun-E7969xyQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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