city council

noun

1. a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of city council¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

They see their vast wealth as a vehicle to infuse local governance — including the mayor’s office, county boards of supervisors, city councils and school boards — with more centrist leanings.

From Los Angeles Times

However, federal law allows states to set their own local and statewide election rules, which could include allowing noncitizens to vote in limited local elections, like school board or city council races.

From Los Angeles Times

Visitors to cemeteries in Glasgow have criticised a "disgusting" decision by the city council to place large stickers on gravestones.

From BBC

Current Rancho Santa Margarita city council member Carol Gamble will plead guilty to falsifying records to put her name on the ballot in exchange for a plea deal.

From Los Angeles Times

Portland’s four-member city council lived far from these neighborhoods, sometimes derided by locals as the faraway “numbers.”

From Salon