council-manager plan

[ koun-suhl man-uh-jer ]

noun

1. a system of municipal government in which the administrative powers of the city are entrusted to a manager selected by the city council.

council-manager plan

noun

1. (in the US) a system of local government with an elected legislative council and an appointed administrative manager See also city manager

Example Sentences

Senators and Franklin D. Roosevelt, now it fights for fluoridation and the council-manager plan.

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