county council — county councils N COUNT: oft in names after n A county council is an organization which runs local government in a county in Britain. ...Devon County Council … English dictionary
county council — n a group of people who are elected to the local government of a county, especially in Britain ▪ Kent County Council … Dictionary of contemporary English
county council — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) the elected governing body of an administrative county. DERIVATIVES county councillor noun … English terms dictionary
county council — noun count in the U.K. and some U.S. counties, a group of people who are elected to govern a county … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
County-Council — (engl., spr. kauntĭ kaunßĭl, abgekürzt C. C., »Grafschaftsrat«), etwa soviel wie Kreisausschuß, ist nach der Neuordnung der örtlichen Verwaltung in England (1888) das leitende Organ der Grafschaftsverwaltung, dessen Mitglieder von den… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
County council — A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Contents 1 United Kingdom 1.1 England 1.1.1 History 1.1.2 2009 r … Wikipedia
county council — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms county council : singular county council plural county councils in the UK and some US counties, a group of people who are elected to govern a county … English dictionary
County council (Norway) — A County Council (Norwegian: Fylkesting) is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor (fylkesordfører).… … Wikipedia
county council — noun (in the UK) the elected governing body of an administrative county. Derivatives county councillor noun … English new terms dictionary
county council — /kaʊnti ˈkaʊnsəl/ (say kowntee kownsuhl) noun 1. (in NSW) a body elected or appointed to administer some particular activity or activities relating to a specific county (def. 3). 2. British a body elected to administer the public affairs of a… …
county council — noun (C) an organization consisting of a group of people who are elected to organize schools, housing etc, in a county in Britain … Longman dictionary of contemporary English