city council

noun

a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.

Origin

1780-90

Examples from the web for city council

The beautifully restored building contains the oldest operating city council chamber in the state.
But city council acted, and required that all sleighs carry bells to warn pedestrians.
What happens when some city council decides to disallow all protests.
Check your destination's city council or public library site for similar services.
Start by drawing names out of a hat for city council seats.
Next election only city council names are put in the hat for county supervisors.
Determined to provide the best possible service, the city council took aggressive action to solve the problem.
The city council and the mayor are affiliated with the university, needless to say.
On the city council, enemies of heavy industry demanded that all the ovens be shut down.
Somewhere today there is someone who is oblivious to these tools who is running for city council and is dialing for dollars.