city council

noun

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)”

Similar
town councilmunicipal councilcommon councilselect councilconsulatecapitoulate
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Meanings

nouncity council (plural city councils)

plural city councils

  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)

    Synonyms: town council, municipal council, common council, select council, consulate, capitoulate

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
town councilmunicipal councilcommon councilselect councilconsulatecapitoulate
Also see
community councillocal councilparish counciltown council

Origin

From city + council.

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Translations

Catalan ajuntament
  • ajuntamenttown/city governing body
Chinese Mandarin 市政會 /市政会, 市政廳 /市政厅
  • 市政會 /市政会 (shìzhènghuì)town/city governing body
  • 市政廳 /市政厅 (shìzhèngtīng)town/city governing body
Czech městská rada
  • městská radatown/city governing body
Danish byråd, kommunalbestyrelse
  • byrådtown/city governing body
  • kommunalbestyrelsetown/city governing body
Dutch gemeenteraad
  • gemeenteraadtown/city governing body
Finnish kaupunginvaltuusto
  • kaupunginvaltuustotown/city governing body
French conseil municipal
  • conseil municipaltown/city governing body
German Stadtrat
  • Stadtrattown/city governing body
Indonesian dewan kota
  • dewan kotatown/city governing body
Italian consiglio municipale
  • consiglio municipaletown/city governing body
Japanese 市議会, 町議会
  • 市議会 (shigikai)town/city governing body
  • 町議会 (chōgikai)town/city governing body
Malay majlis bandaraya
  • majlis bandarayatown/city governing body
Norwegian Bokmål bystyre
  • bystyretown/city governing body
Polish rada miejska
  • rada miejskatown/city governing body
Portuguese conselho municipal
  • conselho municipaltown/city governing body
Romanian consiliu local, sfat orășenesc
  • consiliu localtown/city governing body
  • sfat orășenesctown/city governing body
  • sfat populartown/city governing body
Russian городско́й сове́т, горсове́т
  • городско́й сове́т (gorodskój sovét)town/city governing body
  • горсове́т (gorsovét)town/city governing body
  • муниципа́льный сове́т (municipálʹnyj sovét)town/city governing body
Spanish ayuntamiento, concejo
  • ayuntamientotown/city governing body
  • concejotown/city governing body
Tagalog sangguniang panlungsod, sangguniang bayan
  • sangguniang panlungsodtown/city governing body
  • sangguniang bayantown/city governing body
Ukrainian міська́ ра́да, міськра́да
  • міська́ ра́да (misʹká ráda)town/city governing body
  • міськра́да (misʹkráda)town/city governing body
Cite this entry
APA

city council. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20council

MLA

“city council.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20council. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “city council,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20council.

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