| 单词 | city council |
| 释义 | city council noun[C,+ sing/pl verb] uk/ˌsɪt.i ˈkaʊn.səl/us/ˌsɪt̬.i ˈkaʊn.səl/thelocalgovernmentof acity 市议会；市政会UK politics: local government & politics
city council| American Dictionarycity council noun[C] us/ˈsɪt̬·i ˈkoʊn·səl/thelegislatureof a city Examplesofcity councilcity council In 1867, he still failed even to get nominated for thecitycouncilelections. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, they defended this right with vehemence, in particular if thecitycounciltried to restrict it. From theCambridge English Corpus In several areas, the civic corporations had the right to participate in political decision-making and therefore had to be consulted by thecitycouncil. From theCambridge English Corpus They may be led by government officials,citycouncilmembers, provincial or national legislators, unions, or outside political entrepreneurs seeking to build a base. From theCambridge English Corpus I have ex hypothesi a reason to persuade thecitycouncilnot to build the incinerator. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, trees were not to be cut down without the expressed approval of thecitycouncil. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter remained discrete, once assured of the position of thecitycouncil. From theCambridge English Corpus Such divisions did not just affect politics inside thecitycouncil. From theCambridge English Corpus Most importantly, political argument was relatively rare in thecitycouncilitself, because every controversial matter was referred to the council's various committees. From theCambridge English Corpus And suppose that thecitycouncilsubsequently votes to extend bus transportation to children in religious schools. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the religious issue having been solved, the burgher opposition lacked the impetus and coherence to challenge thecitycouncil. From theCambridge English Corpus That was not the last time thecitycouncilheard from these women and men, however. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, because thecitycouncildid not feel directly responsible towards the burghers, it did not legitimize its rule by administering efficient social control. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, it was the particular kind of relationship between city and king that made the unusual exclusiveness of thecitycouncilpossible. From theCambridge English Corpus It is more than obvious that thecitycouncildid not aim at legitimizing its rule by administering efficient or consensus-orientated crime control. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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