communal council

collocation in English

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communal
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/us
/ˈkɑː.mjə.nəl/
belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one ...
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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 ofcommunalandcouncilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Senators were chosen indirectly through electoral colleges ofcommunalcouncilmembers in each province.
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Thecommunalcouncildecided to create the museum in 1998.
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He made his first political step in 1979, being elected to the city'scommunalcouncil.
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He was elected to thecommunalcouncilin 1841 and was appointed as an alderman in 1846.
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In 2005 thecommunalcouncilwas dissolved due to camorra connections of its members.
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Locally elected communal councils are in charge of tax collection and budgets in three main areas - health, education and development - all of which were previously controlled by the central government.
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Their councils will be chosen by and from members of the communal councils.
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Other exits were planned but their construction is blocked by communal councils.
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They collaborate with other leaders including the police chiefs, treasurers of the communes, administrative officials, and civil service officials, and form communal councils.
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It also included initiatives whereby communal councils could participate in police supervision by being able to request investigations into police behaviour and file recommendations and complaints.
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