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Mayor–council government — The mayor–council government system, sometimes called the mayor–commission government system, is one of the two most common forms of local government for municipalities. It is the one most frequently adopted in large cities, although the other… … Wikipedia
Mayor-council government — The Mayor Council government system, sometimes called the Mayor Commission government system, is one of two variations of government used for the most part in modern representative municipal governments in the United States. It is also used in… … Wikipedia
Mayor — For the mayor in Foursquare, see Foursquare (service). In many countries, a Mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning greater ) is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city. In many municipal systems the… … Wikipedia
Mayor of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul — The Mayor of Gramado is the Head of Government of the town. He/she is elected for a four year term, allowed to seek re election only once. The current Mayor is Nestor Tissot. Gramado has a weak mayor council form of government and, all executive… … Wikipedia
mayor and council system — ▪ municipal government municipal government in which a locally elected council is headed by a mayor, either popularly elected or elected by the council from among its members. In strict usage, the term is applied only to two types of local… … Universalium
mayor-council — | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or constituting a method of municipal government in which policy making and administrative powers are vested in a usually elective mayor and council compare council manager plan, strong mayor,… … Useful english dictionary
weak — 01. He was sick, and felt too [weak] to even get out of bed. 02. The goaltender was having a bad day, and let in a couple of [weak] goals. 03. I have a [weakness] for chocolate. I eat the stuff almost every day. 04. She has really [weak] arms so… … Grammatical examples in English
Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council-Administrator) — The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Mayor Council Administrator form of government. Voters elect a mayor and six council members at large for staggered terms with partisan… … Wikipedia
strong mayor — noun : a mayor in a mayor council method of municipal government who is given by charter a large degree of control and responsibility compare council manager plan, weak mayor * * * strong mayor, U.S. a mayor in a mayor council type of government… … Useful english dictionary
political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… … Universalium
