district council

noun

: the local governing body of a rural or urban district in Great Britain and of certain administrative districts in Australia and parts of British Africa

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Brit.

the local ruling body of an urban or rural district.

[1890-95]

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district council noun

In British local government, the council elected to govern a district

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Main Entry: ↑district

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district council UK US noun [countable] [singular district council plural district councils]

a group of people elected to manage and make decisions about public services in a particular area of the UK

Thesaurus: groups of government officials_hyponym

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district council,

British. the local council of an urban or rural district.

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district council [district council] noun

(in Britain) the ↑local government for a district, which may be a town, part of a large city or part of a county. The members of a district council are elected for four years by the people living in the district and are responsible for local services such as local roads, buses, parks and libraries.