| 单词 | local council |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslocal council local council n. the governing and administrative body of a city, county, district, etc., dealing with local concerns, as distinguished from those of national, state, or central government. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] council1428 local board1788 local council1788 local authority1795 town hall1925 1788 A. Hamilton et al. Federalist II. lx. 175 It is infinitely less likely that either of them should gain an ascendant in the national councils, than that the one or the other of them should predominate in all the local councils. 1833 Morning Chron. 26 Feb. 2/3 The creation of Corporations in towns not before possessed of them, in order that the local concerns of the people of this country may be attended to in Local Councils. 1890 Manch. Guardian 3 Jan. 5/3 Almost every village or town of 5,000 inhabitants or more has or had its local council, which is partly elective. 1979 Guardian 14 Apr. 22/8 He has never contested a Parliamentary seat before but once stood in local council elections at Leicester. 2011 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 18 Jan. 25 I suggest Marrickville Council concentrates on doing what local councils are meant to do, the three R's—roads, rubbish and..rates. < as lemmas |
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