city council

NOUN

city government

Synonyms

WEAK

board of aldermen board of selectmen city board common council selectboard

Example Sentences

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Last year, the city council passed a union-backed ordinance that would have lifted the minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour by 2028, though the increase has since been delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A city council member, she is an Indian immigrant and urban planner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

No other incumbent city council member or mayor has ever failed to advance out of the primary when facing two or more opponents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It could be either her fellow Democrat, city council member Nithya Raman, or the Republican newcomer and reality television star Spencer Pratt.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

One of rising gas prices, another of a shooting in East Oakland, and then a piece on the upcoming city council election.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro