High Council may refer to:

Fiction

* High Council of Time Lords, the governing body of the

Time Lord The Time Lords are a fictional ancient race of extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Time Lords are so named for their command of time travel technology and their Nonli ...

s in ''Doctor Who'' * Royal Institute of Maigic: The High Council, the 6th and last book of the ''Royal Institute of Magic'' series. * High Council, the governmental body of The Covenant faction in the ''

Halo HALO, halo, halos or haloes may refer to: Most common meanings * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head * ''Halo'' (franchise), a sci-fi video game series (2001–2021) Arts and en ...

'' video game series * High Council, the leadership of the Alliance in the ''Star Wars'' '' New Jedi Order'' novel series * High Council of the Landsraad, an inner circle of the Landsraad which arbitrated disputes among Houses in the ''Dune'' universe *

Jedi High Council Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are fictional characters, and often protagonists, featured in many works within the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Galactic Republic, the Jedi Order is depicted ...

, an institution from the ''Star Wars'' film series * Klingon High Council, the supreme ruling body of the Klingon Empire in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe * Asgard High Council. the supreme ruling entity of the Asgard race in the fictional ''Stargate'' franchise

Religion

High council (Latter Day Saints) In Mormonism, a high council is one of several different governing bodies that have existed in the church hierarchy in many denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement. Most often, the term refers to a stake high council in a local stake, but ...

, a governing body that has existed in the church hierarchy of many Mormon/Latter Day Saint denominations * High Council of B'nei Noah, a group of Noahides who gathered in Israel on Monday January 10, 2006 *

High Council of The Salvation Army The High Council of The Salvation Army elects a new General of The Salvation Army, general in the event of a vacancy or prior to the retirement of the existing office holder. It can also remove a general who can no longer fulfil their duties. The ...

, the body made up of the Chief of the Staff, active Commissioners, and active Territorial Commanders

Other fields

* High Council of State (Algeria), a collective Algerian presidency set up by the military in 1992 following the annulled elections in December 1991 *

High Council of State (Netherlands) A High Council of State (in Dutch language, Dutch: ''Hoog College van Staat'') is a Council of which the independence is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Netherlands. There are five High Councils of State: the Senate of the Netherlands, Sena ...

* High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, an institution responsible for many aspects of the judicial system in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Spanish High Council for Scientific Research, a council in Spain * High Council of the

Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) is a peace treaty among Southeast Asian countries established by the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a geo-political and economic organisation of ...

, charged with the peaceful settlement of disputes. {{disambiguation