council
IPA: kˈaʊnsʌɫ
noun
- A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
- Discussion or deliberation.
- A surname.
- A male given name
- A small city, the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States.
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Examples of "council" in Sentences
- The city council repealed the ordinance.
- The blunder is accountable to the City Council.
- He improved the city and reorganized the council.
- The book was published by the council of the city.
- The city council was anathermatized by witchcraft.
- The City Council is the governing body of the City.
- The authority of the city resides in the city council.
- The representative body of the city is the city council.
- The city manager is appointed at the convenience of the City Council.
- The local matters are handled by the regional versions of the council.
- D. 431, _Manifesto of John of Antioch and his council against Cyril and his council_.
- Council hearing on rent control -- council candidate debate at Ward 4 Dems event at Emery Rec Center
- In fact the council is a Lib Dem/SNP run Council not that you would know that from the BBC report who only mention the Labour party.
- In A.D. 1229, a council of Toulouse "erected in every city a _council of inquisitors consisting of one priest and two laymen_" (Ibid).
- I. i.121 (198,2) ['Twere better for you, if 'twere not known in council; you'll be laugh'd at] The old copies read, '_Twere better for you, if 'twere known in council_.
- Needless to say, the council is also enjoined to "develop a robust, risk-based approach to involvement in new initiatives, to ensure it has the capacity to deliver existing projects and maintain focus on agreed priorities".
- AVON, Colorado - A few days after the Avon, Colorado Town Council passed a law that council members said would help the people booting cars on private property, the owner of a booting company is saying the council has put him out of business.
- Aveni said the council is also submitting to the governor and attorney general possible regulations, including requirements that a registered nurse be present, that doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals and that annual inspections take place.
- Except as herein otherwise provided the General powers city council shall in general have and exercise the legis - cuy council*. lative powers of towns and of the inhabitants thereof, and shall have all the powers and authority given to city councils under the general laws of the Commonwealth, and be subject to the duties imposed on city councils, and the board of aldermen shall have and exercise all the
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