student council

American  

noun

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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Example Sentences

She’s the head of the student council, and a star volleyball player, and always doing something charitable.

From Literature

Between her work with the dog rescue she volunteers with, her charity work for the MS Foundation, and her position on student council, she’s always in the midst of planning something.

From Literature

It’s a way to get the campus leaders—football players, theater kids, student council members—to follow the rules, which then influences everyone else, Huckaby said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following the decision by the university's student council on the 19 February, Matthew Rochford, a PhD student, said it "recognises the devastating impact of animal agriculture and the need to move towards a plant-based food system".

From BBC

I sound like someone running for seventh-grade student council.

From Literature