city council
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- noun
- /ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsl/
:
ayuntamiento
- People forget that the City Council controls the budget of the police.
- a city council member
- a city council meeting
- mayor and city council
There was a bill before the City Council to ban horse carriages.
- There was a bill before the City Council to ban horse carriages.
- People forget that the City Council controls the budget of the police.
- We've had, we have multiple young progressives being elected to city councils against incumbents.
- He's running as a Democrat for City Council.
- I was on the City Council and the thought of moving to China was pretty radical.
- It's, Oh my gosh, you know, running for Seattle City Council and going around the different forum and events.
- It revealed that the city's longest serving City Council member got snow shovel services on his St.
- And, you know, people can get their City Council members attention, you know, and there are really, really basic things to ask for.
- How I was this at a City Council meeting and I told him.
- And then here I see the City Council and these people are very much, a lot like me.
Examples
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Following the change, Hamtramck's city council hired three city managers between 2005 and 2014.
Academic text (2017) -
The city council voted unanimously to improve public transportation in the area.
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Well, the the decisions made in York about planning are for York City Council and the local Plan.
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Trip is meeting with the city council next Thursday.
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But I think you should call a city council meeting.
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Claire just lost a race for city council.
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The city, at least the city council, was divided along racial lines.
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There was a bill before the City Council to ban horse carriages.
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At this time, the city council decided to explore the viability of biomass.
Academic text (1996) -
First, I wanted to congratulate you on a very successful opening, and then I just thought you might be interested to know that there's some talk going on downtown about, um... supporting you for the city council.
Synonyms
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A group of people who meet to discuss and make decisions about a town or organization
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People who run a town or city and provide local services
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A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
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A group that runs public services for a town or area
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A local group of people who run a city or town
How Responsible
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'city' (an urban area) with 'council' (a deliberative or governing body); together they literally denote the governing body of a city. This is a regular compound noun pattern found across many languages and is an institutional, non-idiomatic term that a B1 learner knowing both constituents will readily understand.
Etymology
City council may come from the simple image of people from a city sitting together in a council to talk and decide. That's why it now means the elected group who 'govern' the city and decide how to spend money and make local rules.