council, consul, counsel

council, consul, counsel
A consul is an official: "Robin visited the American Consul in Naples." Council means "an assembly," "a group": "This is a council of senior citizens," Counsel is both noun and verb and means "advice" or "to advise": "The physician gave me expensive counsel." "The manager will counsel fast action by the board of directors."

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