0 a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization -- 委員會；理事會
UK The local council has/have decided not to allocate funds for the project. 當地市政會決定不給這項工程撥款。
The town/city council is/are responsible for keeping the streets clean. 鎮／市政會負責保持街道清潔。
Edinburgh City Council 愛丁堡市政會
This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council. 這齣戲由當地藝術委員會出資贊助。
the United Nations Security Council 聯合國安全理事會
Senior representation in local governments and councils are more widespread, but on an ad hoc basis.
Faced with more and more cases, however, some councils vainly tried for a time to impose a permanent ban on a man who married outside.
In 1926 all the seats in municipal councils were lost.
In 1958 the autonomy of workers' councils practically disappeared.
The unease of liberal councils was finally alleviated by the national government's wresting of township administration from municipal control.
Local councils have had to operate in different and challenging ways when aiming to purchase, rather than provide, support services for older people.
Furthermore, in many councils the budgeting and accounting systems are outdated and inconsistent.
Today the state machinery is but one actor among many others, such as regional councils and urban municipalities.
