noun
1 local or national government
ADJECTIVE
▪ executive , governing , ruling , state
▪ national
▪ legislative
▪ local
▪ borough , city , community , county , district , municipal , neighbourhood/neighborhood , parish , provincial , regional , town
▪ metropolitan , rural , urban (all esp. BrE )
▪ tribal
▪ elected
VERB + COUNCIL
▪ elect
▪ control ( esp. BrE )
▪
Many county ~s are now controlled by the Conservatives.
▪ gain control of , retain control of , win control of (all BrE )
COUNCIL + VERB
▪ meet
▪ vote
▪
The Spokane city ~ voted unanimously to ask for his resignation.
▪ adopt sth , approve sth , decide sth , pass sth
COUNCIL + NOUN
▪ elections
▪ member , representative
▪ meeting
▪ chamber
▪ president
▪ resolution
▪ leader , seat
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
She's on the borough ~.
PHRASES
▪ a seat on a ~
▪
Our party won the majority of seats on the city ~s.
2 ( BrE ) organization that provides local services
VERB + COUNCIL
▪ apply to
▪
Students should apply to their local ~ for a grant.
COUNCIL + VERB
▪ provide , spend
COUNCIL + NOUN
▪ employee , staff , worker
▪ services
▪ estate , flat , house , housing
▪ tax
3 group chosen to give advice, money, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ advisory , funding , governing , research
▪
the governing ~ of the Mormon Church
▪ arts , sports
▪ student
▪ ecumenical
VERB + COUNCIL
▪ create , establish , form , found , set up , start
▪ apply to
▪
As a struggling young composer, she applied to the California Arts Council for grant money.
COUNCIL + VERB
▪ award sb sth , give sb sth
▪
The Arts Council gives grants for local projects.
COUNCIL + NOUN
▪ member
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
They are setting up a new ~ for the arts.