town council
English
editNoun
edittown council (plural town councils)
- The governing body of people elected to oversee management of a town and represent the interests of residents.
Usage notes
editIn England and Wales, town councils represent civil parishes and communities where the parish or community council have declared themselves to be a town council. The civil parish or community would normally in such cases include a place regarded as a town.
Related terms
edit- community council (Wales)
- parish council (England)
Translations
editgoverning body
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References
edit- “town council”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.