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student council

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In elementary and secondary schools, an elected student body which mediates between students and staff and also organizes schoolwide activities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • While in high school, she was elected as student council president.

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 學生會 /学生会 (xuéshenghuì) — student body
  • Finnish: oppilaskunta — student body
  • Finnish: oppilasneuvosto — student body
  • French: conseil des élèves — student body
  • French: conseil des étudiants — student body
  • French: conseil étudiant — student body
  • German: Schülervertretung — student body
  • Hebrew: מוֹעֶצֶת תַּלְמִידִים (mo'étzet talmidím) — student body
  • Italian: interfacoltà — student body
  • Japanese: 生徒会 (seitokai) — student body
  • Korean: 학생회 (haksaenghoe) — student body
  • Swedish: studentråd — student body
  • Vietnamese: hội đồng học sinh — student body