council

simple noun74 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.7

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.