city council

noun

: the legislative body of a city

Examples of city council in a Sentence

He's running for city council.

Recent Examples on the Web

Longtime city councilmember Jayna Karpinski-Costa — a veterinarian and attorney who has twice served as the city’s mayor — seeks another term on Citrus Heights’ city council, but faces a challenger for the 4th District seat. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

That confidence also comes from having an experienced industry, a solid ecosystem, including VFX, animation, post-production, and virtual production and a city council committed to supporting it. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Heidenau’s city council voted to stop installing Stolpersteine, brass plaques honoring Holocaust victims, with local lawmakers from the far-right AfD and Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU backing the move. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Tiawana Brown also successfully ran for city council and founded Beauty After the Bars, which has partnered with the Mecklenburg County Jail and Sheriff Garry McFadden to give 24 women at a time a home while on probation or after serving time. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for city council

• counsel

Legal Definition

city council

noun

: the legislative body of a city