General council

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

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