Council in general means a body that has the right to give advice or to administer.

It could also mean:

In politics:

• Borough Council, a form of local government in the United Kingdom
• City council, a form of local government
• Community council, the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales
• Council (country subdivision), a local government area in Australia
• County council, a council that governs a county in the British Isles
• Municipal council, a subdivision of France
• Town council, a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes

Specific organizations:

• Council (Boy Scouts), a non-profit private corporation within Boy Scouts of America
• Council of the European Union
• United Nations Security Council

Places:

• Council, Alaska
• Council, Idaho

In other fields:

• Ecumenical council, a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice
• "The Council" (Enterprise episode), a third-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• Workers' council, a council composed of working class or proletarian members
• Works council, a "shop-floor" organization representing workers