city council
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of city council
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Assistant commissioner John O'Driscoll condemned Kinahan's standing in boxing, telling reporters at a news conference in Dublin his influence was "destroying or attempting to destroy a sport that is so important to inner city communities".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2022
Lewis’ organization has aided underresourced city communities by helping provide meals and water in public spaces along with vaccines—not just for COVID, but also for the flu.
From Slate • Dec. 13, 2021
Why would we not include inner city communities?
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2019
"This is clearly unsustainable and it is clearly unfair, particularly to inner city communities."
From BBC • May 8, 2017
They represent during this whole period a brilliant phase of German life, the noble hospitality exercised by martial city communities towards other friendly cities.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav
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