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A c______ is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county .A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county .
...Cheshire County Council.
The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
...David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council.
...reports of local council meetings.
word council
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noun
A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county .
...Cheshire County Council.
The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
...David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council.
...reports of local council meetings.
Council is used in the names of some organizations .
...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
...the Arts Council.
...community health councils.
In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.
He was a member of the council of the Royal Northern College of Music.
...the Bundesbank's central council.
A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.
The President said he would call a grand council of all Afghans.
The president meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils.
adjective
Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.
There is a shortage of council housing.
Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
inflections councils
cefr-level B2

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