Meaning

1 senses
  1. A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.

    Near-synonyms: town council, municipal council, common council, select council, consulate (obsolete), capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)

    Stadtrat

    городско́й сове́тgorodskój sovét, горсове́тgorsovét, муниципа́льный сове́тmunicipálʹnyj sovét

    міська́ ра́даmisʹká ráda, міськра́даmisʹkráda

More definitions
  • a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.

Examples

30 sentences
  1. You should run for city council.

    Тобі слід балотуватися до міської ради. — deniko

    deDu solltest dich für die Stadtverordneten­versammlung zur Wahl stellen. — Yorwba

  2. Tom is running for city council.

  3. Tom plans to run for city council.

  4. Tom is going to run for city council.

  5. I'm running for city council.

    ruЯ баллотируюсь в городской совет. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
town/city governing body:
Русский
By meaning 1
town/city governing body:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
town/city governing body:

Origin

From city + council.

From city + council.

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Forms

plural: city councils
Singularcity council
Pluralcity councils

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
town councilconsulatecapitoulatemunicipal councilcommon councilselect council

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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