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Examples of city council in a Sentence
He's running for city council.
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Phoenix voters will head to the polls on Nov. 5 to elect a mayor and four city council members, plus vote on three city ballot measures.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
An 11-year-old has allegedly confessed to fatally shooting a former city council member and his daughter, according to officials in Louisiana.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
An online petition gathered 1,472 signatures (and pithy remarks) sent to the email boxes of park personnel and city council members.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024
According to previous Bee reporting, dozens of members of the public spoke against the mayor’s resolution ahead of a city council vote to adopt it.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 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 22 Sep. 2024.
Legal Definition
city council
noun
: the legislative body of a city
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