"community council" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: community councils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} community council (plural community councils)
  1. A group of members of a community selected to deliberatively discuss its concerns and make decisions on its behalf.
    Sense id: en-community_council-en-noun-JzV4nUJM
  2. A group of members of a community selected to deliberatively discuss its concerns and make decisions on its behalf.
    (Wales) A local government body comparable to a parish council in England.
    Wikidata QID: Q3403338 Tags: Wales Synonyms: parish council, parish assembly, town council, city council Hypernyms: council[Appendix:Glossary Related terms: community chest, community organizer Coordinate_terms: county council
    Sense id: en-community_council-en-noun-en:Q3403338 Categories (other): Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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