city council
Americannoun
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city councils
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of city council
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Burroughs is now carrying that fight into politics, running for an at-large city council seat in November, a move he said he would never have considered before the hurricane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
"It's concerning to me that the mayor is being treated differently simply because he is Muslim," city council member Shahana Hanif told CNN.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nearly everyone standing behind the podium, barring a city council member or two, held a similar picture.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Longford Nature Park is a small reserve which the city council has designated as being of high importance to the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
This was the backdrop to the night on which the city council was to vote on forming a Human Relations Commission.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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