spokescouncil
spokescouncil noun: an assembly of people, each representing a group of activists, who meet to discuss and coordinate their activities and make decisions by consensus.
Noun
spokescouncil (plural spokescouncils)
- An assembly of people, each representing a group of activists, who meet to discuss and coordinate their activities and make decisions by consensus.
- Local organizers will come together on Presidents' Day weekend in February 1989, to share skills and report on their progress. At that meeting they will also set the agenda for the first Peace Army spokescouncil (for the Peace Army affinity groups), which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April...1989 February 12, Escalating Peace: A Next Step To Resist Global Violence, “George Jarret”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 30, page 5
Forms of spokescouncil
| plural | spokescouncils |
|---|---|
| alternative form | spokes council |
Origin of spokescouncil
From spoke + council, from the model of the spokes of a wheel meeting in the hub, while also being influenced by its constituents serving as spokespersons for their groups.
Questions about spokescouncil
- What does spokescouncil mean?
- Spokescouncil means an assembly of people, each representing a group of activists, who meet to discuss and coordinate their activities and make decisions by consensus.
- What part of speech is spokescouncil?
- Spokescouncil is a noun.
- What is the plural of spokescouncil?
- The plural of spokescouncil is spokescouncils.
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