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Provincial Council

British  

noun

  1. (formerly) a council administering any of the New Zealand provinces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2022 a provincial court ruled against Louzan for misconduct during his tenure as president of Pontevedra Provincial Council.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025

The appointment, which came late on Tuesday and was announced by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujaihid, named Habibullah Agha, the current head of Kandahar Provincial Council, as the new education minister, replacing Noorullah Munir.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

On Feb. 29, the Ninevah Provincial Council voted against their participation in the operations to liberate the city.

From US News ● Mar. 31, 2016

“We have received more than 500 complaints from people, by telephone and by people coming in to the provincial governor’s office,” Mohammed Rafiq Wardak, head of the Provincial Council, tells TIME.

From Time ● Feb. 28, 2013

The Assembly shared its meeting place with the Auckland Provincial Council, which had in 1853 formed its own library.

From Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue by A. D. Burns

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