assembly vs council

council vs assembly

assembly and council both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assembly	Yes	No	No	No
council	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, council is a hyponym of assembly; that is, council is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assembly:

assembly: a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
council: (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

Other hyponyms of assembly include general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, Areopagus, States General, chapter, deliberative assembly, chamber, Bench, court, judicature, tribunal, coven, sabbat, witches' Sabbath.

assembly (noun)	council (noun)
the social act of assembling	a meeting of people for consultation
the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)	a body serving in an administrative capacity
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit	(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
a public facility to meet for open discussion
a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together
a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

Difference between assembly and council

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