works council

English

Noun

works council (plural works councils)

1. An organization representing workers within a commercial corporation, known in several European jurisdictions.

   Synonym: employees' council

   Hypernyms: council < group, organization

   Coordinate terms: yellow union, labor union, trade union, union

Related terms

• Whitley council
• works councillor

Translations

organization

• Czech: podniková rada f
• Dutch: ondernemingsraad (nl) m, or (nl) m
• Finnish: yritysneuvosto, luottamusmiesneuvosto
• French: comité d'entreprise (fr) m, CE (fr) m
• German: Betriebsrat (de) m
• Polish: rada zakładowa f
• Turkish: çalışma konseyi

Further reading

• “works council”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “works council” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “works council”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “works council” (US) / “works council” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.