consejo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) advice, counsel, piece of advice
2. (masculine) council, board

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of consejar

Hyphenated as

con‧se‧jo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/konˈsexo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish consejo, inherited from Latin cōnsilium; compare the borrowed doublet consilio. Cognate with English counsel.

Sentences

Tiene un consejo de administración .

Board of Directors.

En dos oportunidades fue elegido miembro del Consejo de la misma .

On two occasions he was elected a member of the Board of Directors.

El consejo escolar tiene un presidente , un secretario , y tres miembros .

The school board has a president, a secretary, and three members.

El informe es aprobado inmediatamente por el Consejo Federal .

The report is immediately approved by the Federal Council.

En dicha casa de estudios fue miembro del Consejo Superior .

In that house of studies he was a member of the Superior Council.

La gestión y el mantenimiento de esta carretera corresponden al Consejo Insular de Mallorca .

The management and maintenance of this road is the responsibility of the Mallorca Island Council.