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Examples of city council in a Sentence
He's running for city council.
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As the Decatur city council meeting adjourned last week, Rosenberger helped her husband Paul Rosenberger put on his coat.
—Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
The city of Saratoga recognized outgoing U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo with a commendation at an Oct. 15 city council meeting.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
But today, vitriolic attacks on both books and librarians who serve the public are regular occurrences in school board meetings and city council hearings, the work of a small and vocal minority.
—Anthony W. Marx, Dennis M. Walcott, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
The owners of a gay bar and an LGBTQ+ culture website in Hawaii reached a $670,000 settlement last week in their discrimination lawsuit against the Honolulu Liquor Commission (HLC), pending city council approval.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
city council
noun
: the legislative body of a city
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