supreme council

collocation in English

meaningsofsupremeandcouncil

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supreme
adjective
uk
/suːˈpriːm/us
/suːˈpriːm/
having the highest rank, level, ...
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council
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a ...
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(Definition ofsupremeandcouncilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesupremecouncilwas generally happy to affirm the judgement of the village court.
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Their problem was that thesupremecouncilbasically trusted the judgement of those men of ' standing ' in the village court unless there was firm contrary evidence.
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Certainly it is thesupremecouncilof the nation for the distribution of justice—not swag.
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Itssupremecouncilhas adoped a declaration of sovereignty and a resolution reinstating the constitution of 1938.
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I intended that to apply to thesupremecounciland not the legislative councils or the executive councils of provinces.
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After four years he was allowed to return, and he died, in 1834, a member of thesupremecouncilof war.
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It may hear appeals and rule on matter from the activesupremecouncil.
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The state was ruled by thesupremecouncilthat was attended by the viziers, chief qadis, warlords and the ruler.
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He headed thesupremecouncilon information, which oversaw the media and regulated the internet in the country.
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He was elected the first president of itssupremecouncil.
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The admission of new members, as well as internal promotion, could only take place with the consent of thesupremecouncilof the bolyare.
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She is also president of motherhood and childhoodsupremecouncil.
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Furthermore, he has been chair of the high committee for coordination and follow up since 1999, chair of thesupremecouncilfor the environment and natural resources since 2000.
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