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city council

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noun

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

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Origin of city council

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby city council

city-bred, city chambers, city clerk, City Code, City Company, city council, city desk, city edition, city editor, city father, cityfied
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Words related to city council

common council

Example sentences from the Web for city council

  • From Kennicott she discovered that it was legally organized with a mayor and city-council and wards.

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