common council
noun
the local legislative body of a municipal government.
Origin of common council
1First recorded in 1680–90
Words Nearby common council
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How to use common council in a sentence
In regard to the governing body, there was to be one only—a mayor and common-council.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanIn all the rest of the boroughs it was proposed that the whole common-council should be elected for three years.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanI went to a friend of mine who is a member of the common council, and with that friend I held the following conversation.
I bet you what you laike he went in for the common council simply in order to get even with old Pilgrim.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettThe movement proved so irresistible that the common council announced a ten-hour day for public servants.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig Perlman
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