[N.Am.], powwow [U.S.], primary [U.S.].
     meeting, assemblage &c. 72.
     [person who is member of a council] member; senator; member of
parliament, M.P.; councilor, representative of the people; assemblyman, congressman; councilman, councilwoman, alderman, freeholder. 
     V. assemble, gather together, meet (assemblage) 72; confer, caucus,
hold council; huddle [coll.]. 
     Adj. senatorial, curule[obs3]; congressional, parliamentary;
legislative, law-making; regulatory; deliberative.

     #697.  Precept. —­ N. precept, direction, instruction, charge;
prescript, prescription; recipe, receipt; golden rule; maxim &c. 496.
     rule, canon, law, code, corpus juris[Lat], lex scripta[Lat], act,
statute, rubric, stage direction, regulation; form, formula, formulary; technicality; canon law; norm.
     order &c. (command) 741.

     #698.  Skill. —­ N. skill, skillfulness, address; dexterity,
dexterousness; adroitness, expertness &c. adj.; proficiency, competence, technical competence, craft, callidity[obs3], facility, knack, trick, sleight; mastery, mastership, excellence, panurgy[obs3]; ambidexterity, ambidextrousness[obs3]; sleight of hand &c. (deception) 545.
     seamanship, airmanship, marksmanship, horsemanship; rope-dancing.
     accomplishment, acquirement, attainment; art, science; technicality,
technology; practical knowledge, technical knowledge.
     knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire[Fr]; tact; mother
wit &c. (sagacity) 498; discretion &c. (caution) 864; finesse; craftiness &c. (cunning) 702; management &c. (conduct) 692; self-help.
     cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents,
faculty, endowment, forte, turn, gift, genius; intelligence &c. 498; sharpness, readiness &c. (activity) 682; invention &c. 515; aptness, aptitude; turn for, capacity for, genius for; felicity, capability, curiosa felicitas[Lat], qualification, habilitation.
     proficient &c. 700.
     masterpiece, coup de maitre[Fr], chef d’euvre[Fr], tour de force; good
stroke &c. (plan) 626. 
     V. be skillful &c. adj.; excel in, be master of; have a turn for &c.
n.
     know what’s what, know a hawk from a handsaw, know what one is about,
know on which side one’s bread is buttered, know what’s o’clock; have cut one’s eye teeth, have cut one’s wisdom teeth.
     see one’s way, see where the wind lies, see which way the wind blows;
have all one’s wits about one, have one’s hand in; savoir vivre[Fr]; scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent[Lat][obs3].
     look after the main chance; cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth;
live by one’s wits; exercise one’s discretion, feather the oar, sail near the wind; stoop to conquer &c. (cunning) 702; play one’s cards well, play one’s best card; hit the right nail on the head, put the saddle on the right horse.
     take advantage of, make