council
The legislative body that governs a city or municipality.
The governing body of a specific local area, such as a city or county.
The governing body of a town.
The elected administrative body governing a county.
A body of students elected to represent the student body in a school or college.
The main group of people who control an organization or institution.
A council whose members are chosen by popular vote.
Refers to the administrative or governing body of an organization or state.
The council that has official power to govern a country or area.
A council that operates at the level of the entire nation.
The legislative body of a municipality or city.
An organization, typically government-funded, that supports the arts through grants and services.
The chief administrative authority of a state or country.
The governing body of a borough, a self-governing town or district.
A council with the power to make laws.
A person who is a member of a council.
The process of voting to choose members of a council.
Houses and apartments owned by local government councils and rented to people at low rents.
A house owned by a local council and rented to tenants at a low rent.
All the people employed by the council.
A person chosen to speak or act on behalf of the council or its constituents.
A person who is employed by the council, especially one who does manual labor.
A person who works for the council.
Used when the members of a council gather for a formal meeting.
Used when the council makes a formal decision by voting.
To give official agreement or permission to a plan or request.
To approve a new law or resolution by voting.
To formally accept or begin to use a plan, policy, or resolution.
Used to indicate membership or a position within a council.
Refers to a position as a member of a council, often won in an election.
To choose the members of a council by voting.
To have the majority of seats and therefore the power to make decisions.
To be successful in an election and gain a majority on the council.
To organize and start a new council.
To win enough seats to have a majority on the council.
To set up a council on a firm or permanent basis.
To keep the majority of seats on the council after an election.
To bring together people to create a council.
To bring a council into existence.