Basically,some councils in the early church, councils that would be called by the Emperor, for example,by Constantine or his successors.

基本上，早期教会的一些议会，会由皇帝召集，比如君士坦丁或他的继任人。

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So the emperors would try to call together councils to get them to agree on things. To get them to agree on doctrine, to get them to agree on the canon.

所以皇帝会把议会召集起来,让他们达成一致，达成共同的教义，共同的正典。

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Power is in the Chamber of Deputies,in the Assembly, and the President is a convener; he tries to get people to do the right things, and it's a political club.

权力在议会院中,在立法议会手中,总统就是个会议召集人,他想办法让人们做正确的事情,这是个政治俱乐部

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