"city council" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: city councils [plural]
Etymology: 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 (Chinese Mandarin), 市政会 (shìzhènghuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 市政廳 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 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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