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

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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 Why did the principal overrule the student council’s decision? — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for student council

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student council

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: a group elected from a body of students to serve as representatives in student government
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