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Examples of city council in a Sentence
He's running for city council.
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Public comments on city council ordinances Last week’s outages caused some issues with public commentary on city ordinances reaching Kansas City Council members in a timely manner — or at all, according to the local chapter of the Sierra Club, a national nonprofit environmental group.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
The May 7 city council vote officially marked the final approval that DisneylandForward needed to proceed.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined above
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“City council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20council. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Legal Definition
city council
noun
: the legislative body of a city
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