Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spokescouncil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spokescoun-cil
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assembly of people, each representing a group of activists, who meet to discuss and coordinate their activities and make decisions by consensus.

Example Sentences

"Local organizers will come together on Presidents' Day weekend in February 1989, to share skills and report on their progress. At that meeting they will also set the agenda for the first Peace Army spokescouncil (for the Peace Army affinity groups), which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 5-6, immediately before American Peace Test's Reclaim the Test Site II action."

Etymology

From spoke + council, from the model of the spokes of a wheel meeting in the hub, while also being influenced by its constituents serving as spokespersons for their groups.

Inflected Forms

spokescouncils (plural) spokes council (alternative)

Questions

What does spokescouncil mean?: An assembly of people, each representing a group of activists, who meet to discuss and coordinate their activities and make decisions by consensus.
Where does spokescouncil come from?: From spoke + council, from the model of the spokes of a wheel meeting in the hub, while also being influenced by its constituents serving as spokespersons for their groups.

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