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

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

Last week, a new version of the commission plan surfaced in the House of Representatives, sponsored by Representatives Steven C. LaTourette, Republican of Ohio, and Jim Cooper, Democrat of Tennessee.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2012

The commission plan is a new form of city government which has been designed to overcome the defects of the old mayor-council plan, while the city manager plan is a modification of the commission plan.

From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross