Question

council
1. (noun) a committee
2. (noun) people running local affairs

counsel:
1. (noun) somebody who gives advice
2. (noun) advice

Which sentence contains correct word usage?


A. The city counsel held a meeting to discuss parking fines.

B. The defendant was given council to plead not guilty.

C. The counsel voted on the referendum during the last session.

D. The council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

Answer 1

the answer is D.  The council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer to your question would be that the sentence that contains correct word usage is the following one: D.

Explanation:

Taking into accout the definitions provided, "counsil" is a noun which refers to a committee, or to people running local affairs. Sentence D obviously refers to a committee since the sentence is talking about a votation as regards the education budget.