at-large council

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council
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a ...
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(Definition ofcouncilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is one city council member for each of the five council districts, as well as twoat-largecouncilmembers.
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The residents elect fiveat-largecouncilmembers and one mayor.
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Residents elect sixat-largecouncilmembers and a mayor, who serve on a part-time basis.
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There are six council positions representing the city's six wards and threeat-largecouncilpositions.
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At-largecouncilmembers are elected using limited voting with limited nomination, guaranteeing that two minority-party candidates are elected.
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At-largecouncilmembers are elected by the entirety of the area the metropolitan government encompasses.
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Arroyo was seated when one of the fourat-largecouncilmembers resigned.
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Twelve of the members represent specific districts and serve two-year terms; three are elected city-wide asat-largecouncilmembers and serve four-year terms.
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It has adopted a council-administrator style, and by 2011 it will replace its sevenat-largecouncilmembers by one at-large and five district-elected ones.
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He was one of thirteen candidates for fourat-largecouncilseats and received 23,260 votes, or 16.5 percent, of the vote.
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The city is divided into five wards and voters select a mayor, a council member representing their ward and fourat-largecouncilmembers.
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The city is divided into wards and voters select a mayor, a council member representing their ward and threeat-largecouncilmembers in staggered four-year terms.
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Angelo worked with fourat-largecouncilmembers, and he could vote to break ties.
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The city is divided into six wards and voters select a mayor, a council member representing their ward, and threeat-largecouncilmembers in staggered four-year terms.
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Morrison pushed for a new city charter in 1954, which replaced theat-largecouncilcommission system with a legislative city council combining five district-based and two at-large members.
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