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COUNCIL TABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does council table mean? 

COUNCIL TABLE (noun)
  The noun COUNCIL TABLE has 1 sense:

1. the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meetingplay

  Familiarity information: COUNCIL TABLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUNCIL TABLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

conference table; council board; council table

Hypernyms ("council table" is a kind of...):

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)

Holonyms ("council table" is a part of...):

conference room (a room in which a conference can be held)


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