Frequently with capital initial. Originally: the civic authorities of a city, borough, or incorporated town, comprising its mayor, aldermen, and…
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释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > town or borough council (21) corporation1463 Frequently with capital initial. Originally: the civic authorities of a city, borough, or incorporated town, comprising its mayor, aldermen, and… Common Council1467 Common Council n. The administrative body of a corporate town or city; a town or city council. In England (since the Act of 1835) retained as a title… consulatea1513 A body of consuls or officers so styled; a municipal council. Obsolete. state1516 The governing body of a town; the magnates, dignitaries, or authorities of a town or district considered collectively. Obsolete. town council1637 the elected governing and administrative body in a town or other small municipality; cf. council, n. 10. commonality1649 Chiefly Scottish. Ordinary people as distinguished from the aristocracy or upper classes; commoners or common people regarded as a class or… regency1704 A body of people appointed by a ruler to govern a town, city, or territory in a kingdom or empire on the ruler's behalf. Compare sense A. 4. Obsolete. communa1711 = commune, n.1 2. municipality1790 The governing body of a town, city, or district having local self-government. municipal corporation1833 a public corporation established as a subordinate agency of a state for the purpose of local government (the first such corporations in England… commune1837 Medieval History. A municipal corporation; a community. borough council1879 a local council which conducts the affairs of a borough. municipy1882 A municipality. Subcategories:— body of merchants as (2) — of London (1) — in Scottish royal burgh (1) — of Paris (1) — in Italy or Latin America (2) — in Russia (1) |
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