National Council may refer to:
Conservation
National Council for Science and the Environment, 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, former name of Plant Heritage, a British registered charity
Economics
National Competitiveness Council, an independent policy advisory body in the Republic of Ireland National Council of Welfare, a Canadian citizens' body National Council on Economic Education, 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, 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, a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession National Council for the Social Studies, 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, the most influential organization in the United States promoting ceramics as an art form National Council on Educational Reform, a governmental organization in Japan National Council for Teacher Education, a governmental organization in India National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that advocates for tougher teacher evaluations
Politics
Estonian National Council, one of the oldest and largest Estonian central organisations in Sweden 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, local government institutions of the Polish People's Republic from 1952 to 1990 National Council of Administration, a former executive body in Uruguay (1919–1933) National Council of La Raza, a non-profit, non-partisan political advocacy group in the United States, now known as UnidosUS National Council of Resistance of Iran, an Iranian exile organisation National Council of the Union of Burma, a liberal resistance organisation in Myanmar National Council of Women's Organizations, an American non-profit political organization headed by Martha Burk National Council of American–Soviet Friendship, the successor organisation to the National Council on Soviet Relations 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, a Thai military junta that overthrew the civilian elected government of Chatichai Choonhavan in 1991
Political parties
Codava National Council, a political party in the Indian state of Karnataka
Garo National Council, a political party in Meghalaya, India
Iraqi National Dialogue Council, 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 National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, a Nigerian political party from 1944 to 1966 National Council for the Defense of Democracy, a former ethnic Hutu rebel group that now functions as a political party in Burundi National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy, another former rebel group and current political party in Burundi National Council of Venezuelan Indians, a political party in Venezuela United African National Council, a party led by Abel Muzorewa