Boule Definition

bo͝olē, bo͝o-lā
boules
noun
boules
The lower house of the modern Greek legislature.
American Heritage
In ancient Greece,
Webster's New World
A French game similar to boccie.
Webster's New World
A legislative assembly in any one of the ancient Greek states.
American Heritage
A small rounded mass, as of synthetic sapphire or ruby, produced by the fusion of alumina, suitably tinted, in a furnace.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Boule

Noun

Singular:
boule
Plural:
boules

Origin of Boule

  • French ball from Old French bubble from Latin bulla

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Greek boulē assembly gwelə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of Boulle. See buhl.

    From Wiktionary

  • French boule

    From Wiktionary

Boule Sentence Examples

  • The Boule, or parliament-house, possesses a considerable library.

  • The new constitution provided for a boule whose members were to be recruited by lot from all citizens above thirty; the functions of this body to be exercised by four sections succeeding one another by yearly rotation and serving without pay; all high officials to be chosen by it out of its own members.

  • In Athens in the sixth prytany of each year the representatives of the Boule asked the Ecclesia whether it was for the welfare of the state that ostracism should take place.

  • The archons and members of the boule, who certainly received remuneration in 411, and also some minor magistrates, were perhaps paid for the first time by Pericles.

  • By making effective the powers of the Ecclesia (Popular Assembly) the Boule (Council) and Heliaea, Cleisthenes became the true founder of Athenian democracy.

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Words Starting With

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ELEULE

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