city council
noun
: the legislative body of a city
Example Sentences
He's running for city council.
Recent Examples on the Web Prosecutor, sheriff public defender county, executive county council, a whole room full of people, [00:10:00] city council. 
Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2022 The city of Pavlograd, in Dnipro region, has been hit by a rocket strike, according to the city council. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Alexandria’s city council, which votes on its budget next week, appears to be leaning toward freezing its tax rate. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 The city council of Mariupol, which has been battered by heavy shelling and attacks, alleged that several thousand residents have been deported to Russia over the past week. NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022 The governments council, a political subdivision of the State of Texas that provides general technical assistance to member governments, will administer the program if it is approved Monday by the Alamo Heights city council. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022 The shooting of Locke renewed tensions between Minneapolis' city council, which saw its oversight role diminished by voters last election, and the mayor. Peter Nickeas, CNN, 12 Feb. 2022 Hamtramck's city council, whose six members are all Muslim, has approved a resolution strongly condemning anti-Semitism. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2022 Anfinson does cover Swift County intensely — the city council, the county commissioners, the school board and nearly every other gathering of consequence. Tim Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Jan. 2022 See More
Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 July 2022 The city of Pavlograd, in Dnipro region, has been hit by a rocket strike, according to the city council. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Alexandria’s city council, which votes on its budget next week, appears to be leaning toward freezing its tax rate. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 The city council of Mariupol, which has been battered by heavy shelling and attacks, alleged that several thousand residents have been deported to Russia over the past week. NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022 The governments council, a political subdivision of the State of Texas that provides general technical assistance to member governments, will administer the program if it is approved Monday by the Alamo Heights city council. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022 The shooting of Locke renewed tensions between Minneapolis' city council, which saw its oversight role diminished by voters last election, and the mayor. Peter Nickeas, CNN, 12 Feb. 2022 Hamtramck's city council, whose six members are all Muslim, has approved a resolution strongly condemning anti-Semitism. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2022 Anfinson does cover Swift County intensely — the city council, the county commissioners, the school board and nearly every other gathering of consequence. Tim Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
city council
noun
: the legislative body of a city