town council

English

Noun

town council (plural town councils)

  1. The governing body of people elected to oversee management of a town and represent the interests of residents.
    Hypernym: council (elliptically synonymous in context)
    Coordinate terms: town hall (metonymically synonymous in context); county council
    Near-synonyms: city council, parish council (England), community council (Wales)

Usage notes

Regarding such councils in England and Wales, see parish council § Usage notes.

Translations

governing body

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