0 a group of people formed in order to advise etc -- hội đồng
the Council for Recreation.
The King formed a council of wise men
1 in the United Kingdom, a body of people elected to control the workings of local government in a county, region, district etc -- hội đồng
the town council.
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Furthermore, in many councils the budgeting and accounting systems are outdated and inconsistent.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.
