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Examples of city council in a Sentence
He's running for city council.
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There is no Alliance Independent School District, and the Keller school board is only pondering the idea of splitting the district in two, according Fort Worth city council member Charles Lauersdorf and Mayor Mattie Parker.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Thursday, a day after the heated city council committee meeting, Bratton arrived in the Big Easy and spoke publicly in a news conference at New Orleans Police Headquarters.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Waka helped Erickson connect to a network of social service providers, potential housing opportunities and her local city council office.
—Jessica Goodheart, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The rulings blocked mayoral candidates Kendrick Wyly and Kendra Wester and city council candidates Joseph J. Bedford, Sr., Madelene Irving-Mills and Douglas Lawson from running in March municipal elections.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined above
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“City council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20council. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
city council
noun
: the legislative body of a city
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