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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?

   • Councils of war are typically held when matters of great importance must be decided, consensus must be reached with subordinates, or when the commanding officer is unsure of his position. 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.

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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 was a 'Council of war' in 1914?

   • On the 5th and 6th of August 1914 meetings of ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior officers were summoned mainly to decide on sending an expedionary force to France. These meetings were described as 'councils of war'.

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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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   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 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. 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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › council-of-warCOUNCIL OF WAR definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   council of war meaning: 1. a meeting held to decide what action to take in a serious or difficult situation: 2. a meeting…. Learn more.

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   Factsheet. 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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   May 11, 2015 · The cadets wanted to talk about it. So I named (“War Council,” via the military’s Council of War tradition), organized, and then held an event. And we’ve had nine more since this first one in September 2013, on conflicts in: Iran; Crimea; Gaza

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   This series consists of minutes and papers of those bodies directing the war from August 1914 to December 1916; councils of war, War Council, Dardanelles Committee, and the War Committee. Date:...