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the local legislative body of a municipal government.[1680-90]
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Common council — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common Council — may refer to: The Court of Common Council, an elected body of the City of London Corporation Buffalo Common Council, the legislative branch of the Buffalo, NY City Government Los Angeles Common Council, the predecessor of the Los Angeles City… … Wikipedia
Common council — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
common council — In English legal history, the name given to Parliament. In the U.S. legal system, the legislative body of a city or of a municipal corporation. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. common council … Law dictionary
common council — noun : a legislative body or council of a municipal government • common councilman noun * * * common council, man see council … Useful english dictionary
Common Council — Forms with the Lord Mayor and Aldermen the Corporation or governing body of the City of London. List of the first Common Council elected in the City is set out in 1347 from L. Bk. F. f. cxxxvj. in Riley s Memorials, liii lv. The expression… … Dictionary of London
Common Council — In American law, the lower or more numerous branch of the legislative assembly of a city. In English law, the councillors of the city of London. The parliament, also, was anciently called the common council of the realm … Black's law dictionary
Common Council — In American law, the lower or more numerous branch of the legislative assembly of a city. In English law, the councillors of the city of London. The parliament, also, was anciently called the common council of the realm … Black's law dictionary
Common Council of the Church — In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, the Common Council of the Church is a body of the church that has the power to discipline or remove the President of the Church or one of his counselors in the First Presidency due to… … Wikipedia
common council — city council … English contemporary dictionary
Common Council — ♦ A lower, or outer, town council in the later Middle Ages, or the inner and outer councils meeting together. (Reynolds, Susan. An Introduction to the History of English Medieval Towns, 198) … Medieval glossary
