city council

noun

1. a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of city council¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

The city council nixed the plan in September after the engineers bumped their cost estimates to as much as $1.2 billion.

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It is not known who is behind them, but city council leader Stephen Robinson suggested it could be "someone having a gentle poke at the county council".

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There are no penalties for exceeding its recommended two-hour limit, which applies to adults and children alike and was approved by the city council in a 12-7 vote.

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The utility said that xAI’s construction of a substation wouldn’t impact residential rates, which are set by the utility’s board of commissioners and approved by the city council.

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Rather than hosting fancy political fundraisers or headlining presidential campaign rallies, Fonda devotes her efforts to electing like-minded state legislators, city council members, utility board officials and candidates in other less flashy but critical races.

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