district council

noun

British.

1. the local ruling body of an urban or rural district.

Word History and Origins

Origin of district council¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Migrants were due to be moved out of The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after Epping Forest District Council secured a temporary injunction in August.

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He also said he cannot understand how Derry City and Strabane District Council, and the NIEA, did not know what was happening at the dump site due to its size.

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On Tuesday, the Conservative leader of Epping Forest District Council said he would be asking campaigners demanding the closure of the Bell Hotel to halt their protests.

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Epping Forest District Council had secured a temporary injunction from the High Court which would have forced migrants to leave The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, by 12 September.

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Mothin Ali, who represents the Gipton and Harehills ward on Leeds City Council, was confirmed in the post alongside Rachel Millward, co-leader of Wealden District Council in Sussex, on Tuesday.

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