city council

Noun

Meaning

a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

council reichstag urban planning municipality city hall consulate local government town council capitoulate municipal council common council

Antonyms

federal government

Hypernyms

council

Related terms

councilman councillor councilor councilwoman

Examples

We are not rich people. We are poor people. But with the word that we have been taught by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, as espoused by Minister Alim, that miraculous result was brought about and so the city council should be commended for recognizing that effort. Louis Farrakhan

I am joining the government not from the academic position but from St. Petersburg city council. Anatoly Chubais

Rather than hearing from the city council president, you'd hear from sources all across the country. Jack Kelley

I am one of four people in Johannesburg who drives at the speed limit and pays his fines. The city council has us on six-hour shifts, so it works out. Vittorio Leonardi

In my native Boulder County, Colorado, the fracking fanatics are out in force. They are marching door-to-door, petitions and mythology in hand, and they are storming city council and county commissioner meetings. Bob Beauprez

There is insufficient support for the police and safety and law enforcement, in general, in the city council. Steve Chabot

Close letter words and terms

city chicken city clerk city core city council chambers city council member city councillor