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consistorio

town council; consistory

noun kohn-sees-TOH-ryoh Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: From Latin consistorium (assembly place), from consistere (to stand together).

Usage Note

Consistorio has two spheres of use: in Spain it is a formal or journalistic synonym for ayuntamiento (town hall / municipal council), and in Catholic Church usage it is the assembly of cardinals (consistorio papal). Outside Iberian Spanish and ecclesiastical contexts it is rarely used.

Examples

"El consistorio aprobó el nuevo presupuesto."

Natural Translation

The town council approved the new budget.

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