General council may refer to:

Education

General council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland
General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senior academics of the University of St Andrews

Medicine

General Dental Council, a United Kingdom organisation which regulates all dental professionals in the country
General Medical Council, the regulator of the medical profession in the United Kingdom
General Optical Council, an organisation in the United Kingdom that regulates opticians and optometrists

Crow Tribal General Council, a tribal assembly comprising all enrolled members of the Crow Nation
General Council of Bucharest, the legislative body of the Municipality of Bucharest
General councils of France, the legislative bodies of the departments of France, which since March 2015 are officially called Departmental Councils (French: Conseils départementaux, sing. Conseil départemental)
General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain, the autonomous institution which governs all the judicial instances of Spain
General Council of Mayotte, a legislature
General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a dependency legislature
General Council of Scotland, late 14th century - early 16th century, a sister institution to the Scots Parliament
General Council (Andorra), the unicameral parliament of Andorra
Grand and General Council, the parliament of San Marino

General Council (TUC), a decision body of the Trades Union Congress which meets every two months
General Council (WTO), the highest decision-making body after the Ministerial Conference in the World Trade Organization

General council (Christianity), a meeting of the bishops of a whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of church doctrine
General Council of the Assemblies of God, the formal name of a Pentecostal denomination.
General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, in existence from 1867 to 1918

General Social Care Council, a public body which has responsibility for registering and regulating social workers and social care workers