city council
noun
a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
city councils
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pluralof city council.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“It means that future city councils cannot overturn a data center ban, even if data center developers wanted to spend money to fund pro-data center candidates.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
As the Brennan Center has shown, hundreds of city councils, school boards, and county governments across the country, and especially in the South, have moved away from at-large systems as a result of this litigation.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
“Mixed use is generally better received by city councils than storage alone,” Farnsworth says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The party has elected candidates to the state legislature, city councils and even a few statewide offices, including that of lieutenant governor.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
At first it was sought to curb the recklessness of city councils in incurring lavish expenditures by giving the mayor a veto power.
From Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by Fiske, John
