community council

British  

noun

1. (in Scotland and Wales) an independent voluntary local body set up to attend to local interests and organize community activities

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Example Sentences

Frustration with Hagerty boiled over at an April 10 meeting of the Palisades community council, where Hagerty representative Harrison Newton touted recovery as “a chance to become more resilient to the next disaster.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

Leitholm, Eccles and Birgham community council supported the substation extension, as well as the initial two battery storage facilities.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

At one point, she was expelled from school for truancy; she says her life was saved by a community council that paid to send her to boarding school.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

There was a moment in 2018 when Seattle leaders almost agreed to site a Portland Loo in the U District, said Crocker, from the community council.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

In another case a community council was formed for the primary purpose of bringing the support of the whole community to a fine band which had struggled along for several years with little local appreciation.

From The Farmer and His Community by Sanderson, Dwight