State Council may refer to:
In politics:
- State Council of the Soviet Union, was the chief administrative authority of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
- State Council of the People's Republic of China, the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China
- Iowa State Council for Defense, the council that approved the official state flag of Iowa
- State Council of Ceylon, the legislative body created in colonial Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) under the Donoughmore Constitution
- State Council of the Russian Federation, advisory body to the President of Russia
- State Council of Imperial Russia, the supreme state advisory body to the Tsar in Imperial Russia
- State Council of Joseon, the highest organ of government under the Joseon Dynasty of Korea
- State Council of the German Democratic Republic, the highest organ of government in East Germany
- State Council of Bulgaria, the highest organ of government in Bulgaria
- State National Council, a parliament-like political body formed in the late stages of the Second World War in the Soviet Union
In military:
- State Defense Council, the military committee of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- State Peace and Development Council, the military regime of Myanmar
In other fields:
- New York State Council on the Arts, an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York
- Old North State Council, a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the western Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina
- Seventh-day Adventist Church State Council, a non-profit organization that works to preserve and promote religious freedom
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