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   council of war

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   • 1. a gathering of military officers in wartime.
   • ▪ a meeting held to plan a response to an emergency.

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   What is a Council of war?

   • The classic council of war includes a discussion and then a vote, often taken without the senior commander present to influence or intimidate the subordinates. Uncertain what to do the allied commanders held a council of war. He held a council of war, at which two courses of action were considered.

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   What did a Council of war decide?

   • A council of war determined that an effort should be made to relieve the castle. He called together his nearby officers for a council of war. The feast turns to a council of war. But for once, the council of war on the other side was for fighting a battle. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What is the theory of a Council of war?

   • He returned to his own chamber, and held a council of war with himself. All the bim bashis and boulouk bashis, together with the beys and their kachefs, were called together in a council of war. That is the theory of a council of war.

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   What were the Council Wars?

   • The Council Wars were racially polarized political conflicts in Chicago from 1983 to 1986, centered on the Chicago City Council. The term originated from a satirical comedy sketch of the same name written and performed by comedian and journalist Aaron Freeman in 1983.

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   Did a Commander call a Council of war?

   • The fact that a commander called a council of war was not considered evidence of indecision on his part. In fact, it would normally be seen as a prudent management style by both the highly stratified British army as well as by the less hierarchical American army.

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   Who were called together in a Council of war?

   • All the bim bashis and boulouk bashis, together with the beys and their kachefs, were called together in a council of war. That is the theory of a council of war. Will you not first hold a council of war?

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   a meeting held to decide what action to take in a serious or difficult situation: Parents are holding a council of war to decide what to do about the threatened closure of the school. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Official meetings.

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     council of war meaning: 1. a meeting held to decide what...

   • Znaczenie Council of War, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     COUNCIL OF WAR definicja: 1. a meeting held to decide what...

   • Council of War in Simplified Chinese

     COUNCIL OF WAR translate: （讨论对某一严重或困难局面采取何种行动的）紧急会议. Learn...

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     council of war translate: （討論對某一嚴重或困難局面採取何種行動的）緊急會議. Learn...

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   A council of war[1] is a term in military science that describes a meeting held to decide on a course of action, usually in the midst of a battle. In normal circumstances, decisions are made by a commanding officer, optionally communicated and coordinated by staff officers, and then implemented by subordinate officers.

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   A council of war is a meeting to decide what action to take in a serious or difficult situation. Learn the meaning, usage and pronunciation of this phrase with examples from literature and sources on the web.

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   Council of war definition: a conference of high-ranking military or naval officers, usually for discussing a major emergency or war problem.. See examples of COUNCIL OF WAR used in a sentence.

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   What does the phrase council of war mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the phrase council of war. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. council of war has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. military (late 1500s) politics (late 1500s) navy (late 1500s) See meaning & use.

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   The meaning of COUNCIL OF WAR is an assembly of officers usually of high rank called to consult with the commander on questions of importance or emergency.

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   council of war. During wartime a commander might call together a formal assembly of senior subordinates to advise him about significant issues facing the army, usually in some sort of operational emergency.