Council Of Clerics

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
COC
Pronunciation
/ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈklɛrɪks/
Category
Community
Related Field
Religion

Examples in Context

  1. The council of clerics in charge of selecting and supervising Iran's supreme leader chose Tuesday to make a hardline conservative its new chairman.
  2. But he stopped short of endorsing the announced decision of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to have the powerful Guardian Council of Islamic clerics investigate the allegations.

Other meanings of COC