student council
noun
: a group of students who are elected by other students to represent them in school government and to help plan activities for the students
Examples of student council in a Sentence
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Kids elected to the student council are empowered to decide important events for the student body and occasionally weigh in on school policy decisions.
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Lisa Linnell-Olsen,
Parents,
24 May 2026
Daniel Mattingly, an eighth grader at Stuart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, had originally been selected through student council to speak at his graduation ceremony.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Chief Mighty Maroon, chosen from suggestions submitted to the student council and newspaper, was in place from 1982 to 2002.
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Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
She was instantly swept up in campus life, joining the Cho Chin sorority and serving as the secretary of the student council.
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Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
The student council announced that everyone should wear green to school on what would have been his 16th birthday.
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
He was involved in basketball, esports, and was a member of our student council at Hebron Middle School.
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Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
Holstrom, a native of Claremont, California, was a Girl Scout, joined her high school’s student council and participated in Rotary International’s youth programs.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
Why did the principal overrule the student council’s decision?
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Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Linnell-Olsen,
Parents,
24 May 2026
Daniel Mattingly, an eighth grader at Stuart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, had originally been selected through student council to speak at his graduation ceremony.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Chief Mighty Maroon, chosen from suggestions submitted to the student council and newspaper, was in place from 1982 to 2002.
—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
She was instantly swept up in campus life, joining the Cho Chin sorority and serving as the secretary of the student council.
—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
The student council announced that everyone should wear green to school on what would have been his 16th birthday.
—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
He was involved in basketball, esports, and was a member of our student council at Hebron Middle School.
—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
Holstrom, a native of Claremont, California, was a Girl Scout, joined her high school’s student council and participated in Rotary International’s youth programs.
—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
Why did the principal overrule the student council’s decision?
—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Student council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20council. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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