elected 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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In places where no communes existed, it also set up 'communes rurales', which would be ruled by traditional chiefs or 'notables' assisted by anelectedcouncil.
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If theelectedcouncilwill not back the officers, much less can be done.
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Would he care to say how many bodies wished to have anelectedcouncil?
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We do not elect a town clerk because theelectedcouncilis responsible.
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Proposals certainly have to go to the locallyelectedcouncil.
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The planning register is available for inspection by the public, including members of parish councils andelectedcouncilmembers.
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The dignities of a mayor will not benefit from his having noelectedcouncilto support him.
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People will look to the single-tier, all-purposeelectedcounciland its members for all local services.
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The order makes the accountability ofelectedcouncilmembers to their communities an irrelevance.
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We believe that there should be some communication between theelectedcounciland potential large buyers of property in the borough.
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I have no doubt that such decisions have been made by a democraticallyelectedcouncil.
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I had to deal with a directlyelectedcouncilwhich had almost no powers.
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It is perfectly possible to have a democratic input by a nominated person from a democraticallyelectedcouncil.
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What levels of performance are required and, when they have been reached, will the service revert to being run by the democraticallyelectedcouncil?
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