student council

American  

noun

student councils plural

1. a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• student councils
  plural

Example Sentences

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student council

Authorities on Wednesday released six students detained during protests at Tehran University, the university’s student council said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

Student activists started handing out flyers, urging their peers to vote during student council meetings and those of other campus groups, and posting on social media, Karen A. said.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025

St Paul's High School in Bessbrook described Tiarnán as a "much loved and popular year 10 pupil" who had recently been elected to serve on its student council.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2025

Lucas, then 15, recovered and went back to school, track practice and student council meetings.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

I used Shabbat afternoons for reading, and by the first week of May I had caught up enough to be able to begin attending student council meetings again.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok