council table vs conference table

council table and conference table both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
council table	Yes	No	No	No
conference table	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, council table and conference table are synonyms defined as:

council table and conference table: the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting

Other synonyms of council table include council board.

council table (noun)	conference table (noun)
the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting	the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting