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city council
n.
The governing body of a city.
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Noun1.city councilcity council - a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
council - a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"


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Because the Oakland City Council spends its time debating about prunes and raisins.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
The Vannis kept exemplary order, and closed every evening at the hour suggested by the city council.
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No politician in Chicago ranked higher in their confidence; he had been at it a long time--had been the business agent in the city council of old Durham, the self-made merchant, way back in the early days, when the whole city of Chicago had been up at auction.
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