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conseil

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conseil [kɔ̃sɛj] nm (= avis) → piece of advice, advice no pl (= assemblée); council (= expert);
conseil en recrutement → recruitment consultant adj ingénieur-conseil → engineering consultant;
tenir conseil → to hold a meeting; to deliberate;
donner un conseil ou des conseils à qn → to give sb (a piece of) advice;
demander conseil à qn → to ask sb's advice;
prendre conseil (auprès de qn) → to take advice (from sb);
conseil d'administration (CA) → board (of directors);
conseil de classe (Scol) → meeting of teachers, parents and class representatives to discuss pupils' progress;
conseil de discipline → disciplinary committee;
conseil général → regional council;
conseil de guerre → court-martial;
le conseil des ministres → the Cabinet;
conseil municipal (CM) → town council;
conseil régional → regional board of elected representatives;
conseil de révision → recruitment ou draft (US) board
conseil généralEach "département" of France is run by a Conseil général, whose remit covers personnel, transport infrastructure, housing, school grants and economic development. The council is made up of "conseillers généraux", each of whom represents a "canton" and is elected for a six-year term. Half of the council's membership are elected every three years.

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