General council may refer to:
In education:
- General Council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland
- General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senior academics of the University of St Andrews
In medicine:
- General Dental Council, a United Kingdom organisation which regulates all dental professionals in the country
- General Medical Council, the regulator of the medical profession in the United Kingdom
- General Optical Council, an organisation in the United Kingdom that regulates opticians and optometrists
In politics and government:
- Crow Tribal General Council, a tribal assembly comprising all enrolled members of the Crow Nation
- General Council of Bucharest, the legislative body of the Municipality of Bucharest
- General councils of France, the legislative bodies of the departments of France
- General Council of Mayotte, a legislature
- General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a dependency legislature
- General Council of Scotland, late 14th century - early 16th century, a sister institution to the Scots Parliament
- General Council (Andorra), the unicameral parliament of Andorra
- Grand and General Council, the parliament of San Marino
In trade:
- General Council (TUC), a decision body of the Trades Union Congress which meets every two months
- General Council (WTO), the highest decision-making body after the Ministerial Conference in the World Trade Organization
In other fields:
- General Council (Lutheran), a Lutheran church body, in existence from 1867-1918
- General council (Christianity), a meeting of the bishops of a whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of church doctrine
- General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain, the autonomous institution which governs all the judicial instances of Spain
- General Social Care Council, a public body which has responsibility for registering and regulating social workers and social care workers
Famous quotes containing the words general and/or council:
“The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of ones country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.”
—Primo Levi (19191987)
“Parental attitudes have greater correlation with pupil achievement than material home circumstances or variations in school and classroom organization, instructional materials, and particular teaching practices.”
—Children and Their Primary Schools, vol. 1, ch. 3, Central Advisory Council for Education, London (1967)