the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
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Examples of 'the council' in a sentence
the council
A county council might borrow the ancient county name, but that does not make the council the county.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In 2010 the council gave permission for a revised scheme with fewer subterranean storeys.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The council estimates its final legal bill will be 20,000.
The Sun (2007)
But the council defended the decision and said weight 'was not the determining factor'.
The Sun (2007)
The council is not in a high-profile area like the embassies are.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Ironically, the council now see us as troublemakers.
The Sun (2009)
The council has replaced recycling bins with plastic bags.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The council must protect innovation, but not at the expense of promising small companies.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The council didn't believe him when he wrote to them.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'the council'
the Vatican Council
the second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican , also known as Vatican II, which sat from 1962 to 1965, and among other things allowed the liturgy to be said in the local language, not Latin
Lord President of the Council
(in Britain) the cabinet minister who presides at meetings of the Privy Council
the Medical Research Council
a government body that uses public funds to finance research in medicine
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
the highest appellate court for Britain's dependencies and for some dominions of the Commonwealth
council leader
The leader of a group of people or an organization is the person who is in control of it or in charge of it.
the Higher Education Funding Council for England
the body which distributes public funds for teaching and research to English universities