synod, consistory, conventicle; conference, convention, congress, caucus; congregation, gathering; meeting, Inf. powwow, Inf. huddle.
2. cabinet, ministry, board, board of directors, directors; advisors, advisory board, brain trust, trustees; panel, committee, task force, study group,
counsel, n. 1. advice, Chiefly Brit. Dial, rede, instruction, guidance, direction, teaching; opinion, suggestion, recommendation; warning, admonition.
2. consultation, deliberation, dialogue, discussion, consideration, conference; examination, study, analysis, advisement.
3. plan, design, deliberate purpose.
4. Law. legal advisor, attorney, lawyer. See - counselor (def. 2).
-v. 5. advise, guide, instruct, direct; suggest, recommend, offer an opinion, tell [s.o.] what to do; urge, exhort, persuade, encourage; warn, caution, admonish.
counselor, n. 1. advisor, guidance counselor, mentor, confidant; guide, coach, leader, teacher, tutor.
2. counselor-at-law, Law. counsel, trial lawyer, lawyer, (in Britain) barrister; legal advisor, advocate, attorney, solicitor, jurist, legist; pettifogger, Philadelphia lawyer, Inf. shyster,
count, v. 1. enumerate, numerate, number; tell, count off, list, name.
2. calculate, compute, reckon up, tally, score, figure, give a figure to, put a figure on, quantify; add up, tally up, sum up, total up, figure up.
3. include, number among, reckon in or among, reckon with, take into account or consideration.
4. ascribe, impute, attribute, impute, assign, place, apply, attach.
5. consider, regard, esteem, deem, hold, judge, look upon.
6. matter, have worth, weigh, carry weight, rate, amount, Inf. cut ice, Inf. have clout.
7. count on or
upon depend on, lean on, rely on, reckon on, calculate on, figure on; trust, take on trust, be sure of, take for granted; believe in, swear by.
-n. 8. enumeration, numeration, calculation, computation, numbering, tallying, counting.
9. total number, total, sum total, grand total, tally, score, Inf. the whole story, Inf. the bottom line; whole, aggregate, lot, measure.
countenance, n. 1. appearance, look, expression, complexion, mien, air; image, cast, semblance, form.
2. visage, face, SI. pan, SI. mug, SI. kisser; profile, contour, features, lines, physiognomy.
3. sanction, approval, approbation, favor, acceptance, adoption, blessing, grace, Inf. O.K., advocacy, patronage, sponsorship, championship, support, backing, endorsement; encouragement, moral support, succor, assistance, aid, help.
-v.4. permit, allow, have, let [s.o.] get away with; tolerate, stand for, put up with.
5. approve, sanction, condone, hold with, favor; support, endorse, back up, second, stand up for, stand behind or beside, take the side of, be a part of, go along with; patronize, maintain, sustain, uphold; assist, aid, help, abet, succor, lend a hand, lend oneself to; encourage, promote, further, foster, forward, advance.
counter1, n. 1. table, chopping block, work surface; stand, stall, booth, window, display case; check-out area, cash register, cashier.
2. token, marker, man, checker; disk, wafer, coin, slug, Obs. plate.
counter2, n. 1. enumerator, numberer, abacist; fig-urer, reckoner, estimator; arithmetician, mathematician, adder.