local council

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandcouncil

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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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 oflocalandcouncilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal council

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Yourlocalcouncilhas the power to require you to repay any money which you do not spend on meeting assessed needs.
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This was put into practice in the 1989localcouncilelections.
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Thelocalcouncilhas stated that there is a demand for most private community care services and that they are willing to purchase these services.
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They formed thelocalcounciland set the political agenda of the community.
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Others claimed that the provision of social activities for older people by thelocalcouncilwas inadequate.
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There's not many going to thelocalcouncil.
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These amendments require a reelection within six months after alocalcouncilis suspended.
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It thereby provided an opportunity for a series of petitions in 1870 from leading doctors,localcouncil representatives, and medical and hygiene associations.
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The three-tieredlocalcouncil/state/ federal system has produced a cumbersome mixture of legislative responsibilities and funding models.
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These last two were independents who obtainedlocalcouncilnominations.
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Survey respondents who had heard about the constitution indicated that they heard about it from radio (88%),36 government officials (67%), friends and family (65%) andlocalcouncilmeetings (63%).
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Hence, decisions about urban planning and reconstruction came about through an interplay betweenlocalcouncilcommittees and local business and other organizations.
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Here land could be nationally or municipally owned, thelocalcouncilplaced in the position of employer, and the land farmed on a scientific basis with factory farms.
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Subsequently, the disruption of the parliamentary elections became an argument to wait for the presidential andlocalcouncilelections that are to be held soon.
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With thelocalcouncilelections to be held at the end of this month, more women should sit on the local councils.
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I hope that the regeneration unit of thelocalcouncilwill be able to deal directly with that organisation.
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Copies are provided to, among others,localcouncilrepresentatives and members of the general public who express an interest.
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Will he also consult thelocalcounciland the education and library board?
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Although they are entitled in this democratic and free society to vote for thelocalcouncil, many people do so without paying rates at all.
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He is generally a local man, who can serve on thelocalcounciland attend the local church.
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