common council
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common council
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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The common council set speed limits south of Grand and Vesey Streets: no faster than “a slow trot or pace, not exceeding at any time the rate of five miles per hour.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2010
Now he champions the idea of a new world peace structure in which all nations, big & little, will have a voice at a common council.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Milwaukee, the public safety committee of the city's common council last week began meeting by candlelight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since most of the municipal jobs are appointive the campaign hinges on the mayoralty and the nine seats on the common council, which is elected at large.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mayor, aldermen, and a deputation from the common council, were summoned to attend the convention parliament, which raised the prince of Orange to the throne.
From London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. by Unknown
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