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community council

British  

noun

  1. (in Scotland and Wales) an independent voluntary local body set up to attend to local interests and organize community activities

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Trefor and Llanaelhaearn community council had asked for a "progressive and innovative" language condition in a bid to protect Welsh communities.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Frustration with Hagerty boiled over at an April 10 meeting of the Palisades community council, where Hagerty representative Harrison Newton touted recovery as “a chance to become more resilient to the next disaster.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

Paul Hancock, West End community council engagement officer, told BBC Scotland News he failed to see any reason why the statue would not get planning permission.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

At one point, she was expelled from school for truancy; she says her life was saved by a community council that paid to send her to boarding school.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

In another case a community council was formed for the primary purpose of bringing the support of the whole community to a fine band which had struggled along for several years with little local appreciation.

From The Farmer and His Community by Sanderson, Dwight

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