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Noun [English]

Forms: city councils [plural]
Etymology: From city + council. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|city|council}} city + council Head templates: {{en-noun}} city council (plural city councils)
  1. A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents. Synonyms: town council, municipal council, common council [UK], consulate [obsolete], capitoulate [Toulouse, historical] Derived forms: city councillor, city councilor, city councilman, city councilwoman, majority council, minority council Related terms: councilman, councilwoman, councillor, councilor Translations (town/city governing body): ajuntament [masculine] (Catalan), 市政會 /市政会 (shìzhènghuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 市政廳 /市政厅 (shìzhèngtīng) (Chinese Mandarin), městská rada [feminine] (Czech), byråd (english: chartered towns, legally obsolete term) [neuter] (Danish), kommunalbestyrelse (english: municipalities, contemporary legal term) [common-gender] (Danish), gemeenteraad [masculine] (Dutch), kaupunginvaltuusto (Finnish), conseil municipal [masculine] (French), concello [masculine] (Galician), Stadtrat [masculine] (German), dewan kota (Indonesian), consiglio municipale [masculine] (Italian), 市議会 (shigikai) (alt: しぎかい) [city, cities, region, location] (Japanese), 町議会 (chōgikai) (english: town) (alt: ちょうぎかい) (Japanese), majlis bandaraya (Malay), bystyre [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), bystyre [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rada miejska [feminine] (Polish), conselho municipal [masculine] (Portuguese), consiliu local [neuter] (Romanian), sfat orășenesc [historical, masculine] (Romanian), sfat popular [historical, masculine] (Romanian), городско́й сове́т (gorodskój sovét) [masculine] (Russian), горсове́т (gorsovét) [masculine] (Russian), муниципа́льный сове́т (municipálʹnyj sovét) (english: outside Russia) [masculine] (Russian), ayuntamiento [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), concejo [masculine] (Spanish), sangguniang panlungsod (note: of cities) (Tagalog), sangguniang bayan (note: of towns or municipalities) (Tagalog), міська́ ра́да (misʹká ráda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), міськра́да (misʹkráda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sfat orășenesc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sfat popular"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorodskój sovét",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "городско́й сове́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorsovét",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "горсове́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "outside Russia",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "municipálʹnyj sovét",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "муниципа́льный сове́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ayuntamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "concejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "note": "of cities",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "word": "sangguniang panlungsod"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "note": "of towns or municipalities",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "word": "sangguniang bayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "misʹká ráda",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "міська́ ра́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "misʹkráda",
      "sense": "town/city governing body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "міськра́да"
    }
  ],
  "word": "city council"
}

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