noun phrase · neutral

city council

/ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl/CI·ty COUN·cil

Band 5-6speakingtask2

The elected group that makes decisions about local services and policies for a city.

Examples

“The city council approved the new recycling scheme.”

“Many residents wrote to the city council about the noisy café.”

“The city council is responsible for maintaining parks.”

Band 8 sentence

“The city council's decision to pedestrianise the main street has been widely praised for improving air quality.”

Collocations

  • hold a city council meeting
  • contact the city council
  • the city council approved

Word family

council nouncouncillor nounmunicipal council noun phrase

Common mistakes

City council decided to close the park.→The city council decided to close the park.

city counsel→city council

Say it for a higher band

5local government→6town council→7+city council

Synonyms

municipal council

Easily confused

city hall

“We went to city hall to submit a planning complaint.”

Related words

transit-oriented developmentpedestrian-friendly designtraffic congestioncongestion chargeurban renewalhousing estaterural-to-urban migrationland-use planning

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