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city council
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsɪt̬·i ˈkoʊn·səl/
the legislature of a city

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In 1867, he still failed even to get nominated for the citycouncil elections.
Therefore, they defended this right with vehemence, in particular if the citycouncil tried to restrict it.
In several areas, the civic corporations had the right to participate in political decision-making and therefore had to be consulted by the citycouncil.
They may be led by government officials, citycouncil members, provincial or national legislators, unions, or outside political entrepreneurs seeking to build a base.
I have ex hypothesi a reason to persuade the citycouncil not to build the incinerator.
In addition, trees were not to be cut down without the expressed approval of the citycouncil.
The latter remained discrete, once assured of the position of the citycouncil.
Such divisions did not just affect politics inside the citycouncil.
Most importantly, political argument was relatively rare in the citycouncil itself, because every controversial matter was referred to the council's various committees.
And suppose that the citycouncil subsequently votes to extend bus transportation to children in religious schools.
However, the religious issue having been solved, the burgher opposition lacked the impetus and coherence to challenge the citycouncil.
That was not the last time the citycouncil heard from these women and men, however.
Indeed, because the citycouncil did not feel directly responsible towards the burghers, it did not legitimize its rule by administering efficient social control.
In fact, it was the particular kind of relationship between city and king that made the unusual exclusiveness of the citycouncil possible.
It is more than obvious that the citycouncil did not aim at legitimizing its rule by administering efficient or consensus-orientated crime control.
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