council
- counsel
‘council’
Council /^kaʊnsəl/ is a noun. A council is a group of people who run a local area such as a town, city, or county.
...Wiltshire County Council.
Some other groups of people who run organizations are also called Councils.
...the Arts Council.
...the British Council of Churches.
‘counsel’
Counsel /^kaʊnsəl/ is usually a verb. If you counsel someone, you give them advice about their problems.
Part of her work is to counsel families when problems arise.
Someone's counsel is the lawyer who gives them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court.
Singleton's counsel said after the trial that he would appeal.