city council

noun

: the legislative body of a city

Examples of city council in a Sentence

He's running for city council.
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The morning after the Independence city council voted 5-2 to approve the tax breaks for Nebius, organizers against the data center turned in more than 20 pages of signatures to city clerk Suzanne Holland, seeking to trigger a petition-gathering process for a public referendum. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026 Last week, despite resident pushback, city council members in the southwest Chicago suburb gave the green light to the largest data center in the state. Lauren Victory, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 In that case, Sylvia Gonzalez, a former city council member in the San Antonio suburb of Castle Hills, said she was arrested in retaliation as part of a dispute with a political rival. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 The tax sharing agreement that Brea’s city council inked with Manley in December will put the Costco on a portion of the Beckman Coulter campus on South Kraemer Street. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for city council

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of city council was in 1641

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city council

noun
: the legislative body of a city

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