commission plan

American  

noun

1. a system of municipal government in which all the legislative and executive powers of the city are concentrated in the hands of a commission.

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commission plan British  

noun

1. (in the US) a system of municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in a commission of five or six elected members

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Etymology

Origin of commission plan

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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commission plan

She may accept it, amend it, send it back to the legislature for a redo or adopt the citizens commission plan.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022

If your renovation job will put key rooms out of commission, plan for how you’re going to adjust.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

The House passed the commission plan last week, 252 to 175, with 35 Republicans throwing their support behind the bill.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2021

Looking back, administration officials insist that Mr. Obama was right not to adopt the commission plan.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2012

Of recent years both the commission plan and the city manager plan have spread rapidly, but it is still true that few American cities of any appreciable size have adopted either of these two plans.

From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross