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council

  1. (noun) a committee
  2. (noun) people running local affairs

counsel:

  1. (noun) somebody who gives advice
  2. (noun) advice

Which sentence contains correct word usage?


AThe city counsel held a meeting to discuss parking fines.

BThe defendant was given council to plead not guilty.

CThe counsel voted on the referendum during the last session.

DThe council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

Verified Answer :

the answer is D.  The council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

Answer:

The answer to your question would be that the sentence that contains correct word usage is the following one: D.

Explanation:

Taking into accout the definitions provided, "counsil" is a noun which refers to a committee, or to people running local affairs. Sentence D obviously refers to a committee since the sentence is talking about a votation as regards the education budget.

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