National Council may refer to:

Conservation

National Council for Science and the Environment The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is a U.S.-based nonpartisan, non-profit organization which has a mission to improve the scientific basis of environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding ...

, a US-based non-profit organization which has a mission to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision-making *

National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens Plant Heritage, formerly known as the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG), is a botanical conservation organisation in the United Kingdom and a registered charity. It was founded in 1978 to combine the talents of bot ...

, former name of Plant Heritage, a British registered charity

Economics

National Competitiveness Council The National Competitiveness Council (NCC; ) is an independent policy advisory body in Ireland. It reports to the Taoiseach on key competitiveness issues facing the Irish economy together with recommendations on policy actions required to enhance I ...

, an independent policy advisory body in the Republic of Ireland *

National Council of Welfare The National Council of Welfare (NCW) was a Canadian arm's length advisory body to the federal Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development on poverty and the realities of low-income Canadians. Its legal mandate was to "advise the Minister o ...

, a Canadian citizens' body *

National Council on Economic Education The Council for Economic Education (the new name, since 2009 January, of the National Council on Economic Education) is an organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten throug ...

, a nationwide non-profit organization that leads in promoting economic and financial literacy * National Economic Action Council, a main governing body which solved the economic crisis in Malaysia between 1996 and 1998 *

National Economic Development Council National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

, a corporatist economic planning forum set up in the 1962 in the United Kingdom to bring together management, trades unions and government in an attempt to address Britain's relative economic decline

Education

* Kenya National Examinations Council, the national body responsible for overseeing national examination in Kenya * National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India based in Bangalore *

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was a professional accreditor focused on accrediting teacher education programs in U.S. colleges and universities. It was founded in 1954 and was recognized as an accreditor by ...

, a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession *

National Council for the Social Studies The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is a U.S.-based association devoted to supporting social studies education. It is affiliated with various regional or state level social studies associations, including: the Middle States Council ...

, a US-based association devoted to supporting social studies education * National Council for the Training of Journalists, an organisation that oversees the training of journalists for the newspaper industry in the United Kingdom * National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, a national non-profit organization composed of engineering and land surveying licensing boards representing all U.S. states and territories *

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Founded in 1966, the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) is an organization in the United States serving the interests of ceramics as an art form and in creative education. Most major American ceramic artists since the 1970s, ...

, the most influential organization in the United States promoting ceramics as an art form *

National Council on Educational Reform The Japanese Ad Hoc Council on Education (臨時教育審議会, ''Rinji Kyoiku Shingikai'') was established in 1984 by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Libe ...

, a governmental organization in Japan * National Council for Teacher Education, a governmental organization in India *

National Council on Teacher Quality The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) is a think tank founded in 2000 and based in Washington, D.C. that researches, evaluates, and provides information and guidance on the topics of teacher preparation, teacher pay, educator equity, and ...

, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that advocates for tougher teacher evaluations

Politics

Codava National Council Codava National Council, is a social organisation in the Indian state of Karnataka.Bopanna, P. T. ''The Rise and Fall of the Coorg State'', 2009. Formerly CNC (Codava National Council) was known as KRMM (Kodagu Rajya Mukti Morcha). The KRMM d ...

, a political party in the Indian state of Karnataka *

Estonian National Council The Estonian Provincial Assembly ( et, Eestimaa Kubermangu Ajutine Maanõukogu, (Ajutine) Maanõukogu, Eesti Maanõukogu, (Eesti) Maapäev) was elected after the February Revolution in 1917 as the national diet of the Autonomous Governorate of ...

, one of the oldest and largest Estonian central organisations in Sweden * Garo National Council, a political party in Meghalaya, India *

Iraqi National Dialogue Council The Iraqi National Dialogue Council is a Sunni Islamist political party initially established as an umbrella organization of approximately ten smaller Sunni parties to take part in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution drafting process. The party was foun ...

, a Sunni Arab political party initially established as an umbrella organization of approximately 10 smaller Sunni parties to take part in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution drafting process * Jewish National Council, executive body of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine * National Advisory Council (NAC) of India, an advisory body set up, during the First and Second Manmohan Singh ministries to monitor the implementation of the United Progressive Alliance government's manifesto * National Councils in Poland existed from 1952 till the end of the People's Republic of Poland as local government institutions *

National Council for the Defense of Democracy The National Council for the Defense of Democracy (, CNDD) is a political party in Burundi. History The CNDD was established in Zaire on 24 September 1994 and was initially led by Léonard Nyangoma. The party also established an armed wing, the ...

, a former ethnic Hutu rebel group that now functions as a political party in Burundi *

National Council of Administration The National Council of Administration ( es, Consejo Nacional de Administración) was part of the executive power in Uruguay between 1919 and 1933, ruling alongside the President of the Republic.National Council of La Raza, a non-profit, non-partisan political advocacy group in the United States, now known as UnidosUS * National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, a Nigerian political party from 1944 to 1966 *

National Council of Resistance of Iran The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI; fa, شورای ملی مقاومت ایران, Šurā-ye melli-e moqāvemat-e Īrān) is an Iranian political organization based in France and Albania. The organization is a political coalition ...

, an Iranian exile organisation * National Council of the Union of Burma, a liberal resistance organisation in Myanmar *

National Council of Venezuelan Indians The National Council of Venezuelan Indians (Spanish: ''Consejo Nacional Indio de Venezuela'', CONIVE) is a political party in Venezuela. The party was established in 1989 and is composed of over 60 organizations and representatives from 34 indig ...

, a political party in Venezuela *

National Council of Women's Organizations The National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO) is an American non-profit umbrella organization of more than 100 women's organizations. The organization has a membership of more than 11 million women. In 2005, Susan Scanlan became the chair of ...

, an American non-profit political organization headed by Martha Burk * National Electoral Council (Venezuela), the institution in charge of all electoral processes that take place in Venezuela * National Operations Council, an emergency administrative body which attempted to restore law and order in Malaysia after the May 13 Incident in 1969 *

National Peace Keeping Council The National Peace Keeping Council (NPKC) ( th, คณะรักษาความสงบเรียบร้อยแห่งชาติ) was the name assumed by a Thai military junta that overthrew the elected civilian government of Cha ...

, a Thai military junta that overthrew the civilian elected government of Chatichai Choonhavan in 1991 * United African National Council, a party led by Abel Muzorewa

Legislative bodies

* Federal National Council, the legislature of the United Arab Emirates * National Council, the second chamber of the National Assembly of Estonia from 1938 to 1940 * National Council (Austria), one of the two houses of the Austrian parliament *

National Council (Bhutan) The National Council is the upper house of Bhutan's bicameral Parliament, which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) and the National Assembly. Similar to the Rajya Sabha of neighbouring India and the upper houses of other bicameral ...

, the upper chamber of the parliament of the Kingdom of Bhutan * National Council (Greece), short-lived legislative body convened by the National Liberation Front in Greece in May 1944 *

Czech National Council The Czech National Council ( cs, Česká národní rada, ČNR) was the legislative body of the Czech Republic since 1968 when the Czech Republic was created as a member state of Czech-Slovak federation. It was legally transformed into the Cham ...

* National Council (Monaco), the parliament of the Principality of Monaco * National Council (Namibia), the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament * National Council (Nepal), a national legislature * National Council of Provinces, the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the constitution which came into full effect in 1997 * National Council (Switzerland), the large Chamber of the parliament * National Council (Slovakia), the parliament of Slovakia since 1 October 1992 *

Palestinian National Council The Palestinian National Council (PNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني, "'Almajlis Alwataniu Alfilastiniu"') is the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and elects the PLO Executive Committee, which ...

, the parliament in exile of the Palestinian people * Provisional National Defence Council, the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings * Sahrawi National Council, the legislature of the government in exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic * State National Council, a parliament-like political body formed in the late stages of the Second World War in the Soviet Union

Unification

National Unification Advisory Council The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (, 民主平和統一諮問會議) is the constitutional organization, established in accordance with the Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea and the National Unification Advisory Cou ...

, a constitutional governmental organization to advise the President of South Korea on the formulation of Korean peaceful unification policy *

National Unification Council The National Unification Council was a nonstatutory governmental agency of the Republic of China on Taiwan established on 7 October 1990. Now defunct, its formal aim was to promote the reintegration of mainland China into the Republic of Chin ...

, a governmental body in the Republic of China on Taiwan whose aim is to promote unification with Mainland China

Racial reconciliation

* Chinese Canadian National Council, an organization whose purpose is to monitor racial discrimination against Chinese in Canada * Métis National Council, a national representative of the Métis people in Canada *

National Council for Combating Discrimination The National Council for Combating Discrimination ( ro, Consiliul Național pentru Combaterea Discriminării, or CNCD) is an agency of the Romanian government, established in 2001 and responsible for applying Romanian and European Union anti-discr ...

, an agency of the Romanian government * National Council of American–Soviet Friendship, the successor organisation to the National Council on Soviet Relations *

National Council on Canada-Arab Relations The National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Canada and the Arab world. NCCAR was established in 1985 by Canadians who believe that Ca ...

, a non-profit organization dedicated to building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Canada and the Arab world

Religion

* National Council of Churches, a religious organization consisting of 35 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, African-American and historic Christian denominations in the United States *

National Council of Churches in Australia The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is an ecumenical organisation bringing together a number of Australia's Christian churches in dialogue and practical cooperation. The NCCA works in collaboration with state ecumenical councils ...

, an ecumenical organisation bringing together a number of Australia's Christian churches in dialogue and practical cooperation *

National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools The National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS) is a conservative nonprofit organization that promotes the use of its 300-page Bible curriculum, ''The Bible in History and Literature'', in public schools throughout the United St ...

, a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of its 300-page Bible curriculum in schools throughout the United States

Science

* National Science Council, the main governmental promotion and funding body for science research in Taiwan *

National Scientific and Technical Research Council National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

, an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in public universities and institutes

Social aid

National Council of Women of Australia The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women. It is non-party political, no ...

, an Australian organization founded in 1931 * National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, an American organization * National Council on Compensation Insurance, a U.S. insurance rating and data collection bureau specializing in workers compensation * National Council on Disability, an advisory board within the Department of Education *

National Council on Problem Gambling (Singapore) The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) was set up in Singapore on 31 August 2005 as a statutory board under the Ministry of Social and Family Development of the Government of Singapore and to address problem gambling, following the gove ...

, a council set up in Singapore on 31 August 2005 to address problem gambling *

National Temperance Council The National Temperance Council was established in 1913 to coordinate the activities of numerous organizations in the temperance movement. Its purpose included the promotion of alcohol education. Its goal was the ratification of an amendment to the ...

, a 1913 establishment

Unionization

National Council of Trade Unions The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is a national trade union center in South Africa. History The federation was formed by the merger of the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) and the Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions (AZACT ...

, a national trade union center in South Africa *

National Council of Unions of the Industrial and Lower Income Group of Government Workers The National Council of Unions of the Industrial and Lower Income Group of Government Workers (MKTR) is a national trade union centre in Malaysia. The MKTR is a National Labour Centre consisting of twenty-two (22) affiliated national and stat ...

, a national trade union center in Malaysia

Volunteering

* Boy Scouts of America National Council *

National Council for Voluntary Organisations The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England. It is a registered charity (no 225922). NCVO works to support the voluntary and community sector and to create an ...

, the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England * National Council of Jewish Women, a volunteer organization * National Council of Negro Women, a voluntary non-profit membership organization with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families and communities

Other

* Australian National Kennel Council, the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities *

Greek National Council for Radio and Television The Greek National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) (Greek: Εθνικό Συμβούλιο Ραδιοτηλεόρασης, ''Ethnikó Simvúlio Radhiotileórasis'', ''ESR'') is an independent supervisory and regulatory administrative autho ...

, an independent supervisory and regulatory administrative authority of the radio and television market * National Advertising Review Council, former name of Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, an organization based in New York US that provides self-regulatory services to the American advertising industry * National Chicken Council, the non-profit trade association representing the U.S. chicken industry *

National Council (Slovenia) The National Council ( sl, Državni svet) is according to the Constitution of Slovenia the representative of social, economic, professional and local interest groups in Slovenia and has a legislative function working as a corrective mechanism of ...

, the constitutional representative of social, economic, professional and local interest groups *

National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy The National Council for the Defense of DemocracyForces for the Defense of Democracy (french: Conseil National Pour la Défense de la DémocratieForces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD–FDD) is the major political party in Burundi. Durin ...

, the most significant rebel group active in the Burundi Civil War *

National Council for the Maltese Language The National Council for the Maltese Language ( mt, Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti) was founded in April 2005 with the enactment of the Maltese Language Act (Att dwar l-Ilsien Malti) (Chap. 470) in the Maltese Parliament. Its work is to regu ...

, an associate member of the European Federation of National Institutions for Language in the EU * National Council for the Traditional Arts, a private, non-profit arts organization based in the United States that promotes the traditional arts * National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, the professional association of architectural registration boards of the various states in the United States * National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, a U.S. organization which seeks to formulate and widely disseminate information, guidance and recommendations on radiation protection * National Crime Prevention Council, an American educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence *

National Fire Information Council The National Fire Information Council (NFIC) is a United States agency that encourages and perpetuates the use of a standardized national incident reporting system (the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)) as a means of addressing the n ...

, a United States agency that encourages and perpetuates the use of a standardized national incident reporting system as a means of addressing the nation's fire problem and related emergency services issues * National Foreign Trade Council, a US-based business lobby group for free trade and multinational corporations *

National House Building Council The National House Building Council, usually known as the NHBC, states its primary purpose as raising the construction standards of new homes in the United Kingdom (UK), and providing consumer protection for homebuyers through its 10-year Buildm ...

, the National House Builders Registration Council in the United Kingdom * National Intelligence Council, the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the United States Intelligence Community * National Multicultural Greek Council, an umbrella council for thirteen Multicultural Greek Letter Organizations established in 1998 * National Pan-Hellenic Council, an umbrella organization for nine historically-black, international Greek letter fraternities and sororities * National Peace Council, the co-ordinating body for almost 200 groups across Britain *

National Safety Council The National Safety Council (NSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public service organization promoting health and safety in the United States. Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, NSC is a member organization, founded in 1913 and granted a congressi ...

, a not-for-profit safety organization that was chartered by the US government in 1913 * Singapore National Olympic Council, a registered society * National Council Against Health Fraud, a US-based organization