council fire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of council fire
An Americanism dating back to 1745–55
Example Sentences
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Supt Int Joe Matthews, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said officers worked with the council, fire and ambulance services to keep people "as safe as possible".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Residents started movements to oust the mayor, recall the council, fire the police chief or even disband the town by turning governance over to the county.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2015
The other was raised in a vaguely benedictory gesture over some little chiefs from whose council fire the mighty figure seemed to rise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite all the convulsions of history, the Onondaga have kept the council fire burning for Haudenosaunee to this day.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
When the Ottawas, Chippewas, Pottawatomies and Wyandots formed an alliance for mutual protection, the latter were appointed keepers of the council fire, and the inter-national archives were committed to their care.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
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