It comprised many parts with the representative council elected by undergraduate students as its main body.

He said he envisioned an authority that would be divided into a representative council and a smaller executive committee.

Although names such as union, student association, representative council and guild are common, in practice they provide little insight into an organisation's role on campus.

The synod consisted of a representative council including both lay and clerical members.

He also established representative councils in the colony for local government, and developed Recife's transportation infrastructure.

"These statistics show what this society does not want to hear or see," said Patrick Lozes, the president of the representative council.

For several months now, commanders in the field have been working on their own at putting together a shura, or representative council, that could govern.

These small but highly profitable tribes have representative councils to ensure self-reliance as a community.

It was the true beginning of a representative council whose members were partly elected and represented all classes of the people.

The first use in Afghanistan of representative councils, known simply as jirgas, began in the 18th century.