city council

noun

: the legislative body of a city

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 See all Example Sentences for city council 

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of city council was in 1641

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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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