Presidency of the Council of the European Union

presidency

— noun (= administration) the tenure of a president things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration — noun the office and function of president Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

council Noun

— A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions. Town council is considering a road-widening proposal. The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.

European Noun

— A person from Europe.

European Adjective

— From Europe. — In a style that is typical of Europe, or based on Europe.

union Noun

— A union is when many things are joined together. The League of Nations was a union between many nations. — A union may be the act of joining. The union of these two companies was painless. is the union of two lives.