"minority council" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: minority councils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minority council (plural minority councils)
  1. (politics) a civic governing coalition whereby the Mayor's political allies in city council hold a minority of the seats; a form of minority government . As a Mayor may be directly elected, the allied councillors need not hold a plurality of the seats, the opposition alliance on council may contain a majority of the seats on council. Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: majority council, city council, councillor
    Sense id: en-minority_council-en-noun-SBXioRfA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

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