The council is an umbrella group that represents established Muslim organizations.
The ISBA, the British trade group that represents advertisers and has lobbied against the merger, was more cautious.
The study was conducted by the Human Rights Campaign, a Washington-based group that represents gay, lesbian and transgender Americans.
That provoked criticism from the Council of Great City Schools, a group that represents the nation's 60 largest urban districts.
An unlikely supporter was Progressive Bag Affiliates, a trade group that represents most American makers of plastic bags.
"Mondragon offers inspiration on what's possible," said Paloma Arroyo, of Coceta, a group that represents co-operatives in Spain.
Some are under the control of an ethnic or religious group that represents a minority of the population.
The Vatican moved to increase the oversight of a group that represents many of the sisters, sparking a backlash.
Cruz Mendez is being detained by ICE in Williamsburg, Va., according to CASA, a nonprofit group that represents her.
An industry group that represents makers of cleaning products disputed that, saying manufacturers had submitted the required information.
Leaders of several other public research universities and the interest group that represents them said Trump's proposed action is unwarranted.
