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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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