Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borough council

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
bor-ough -coun-cil
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A body of people elected to manage the affairs of a local government district with borough status, metropolitan borough or London borough; e.g. Spelthorne Borough Council.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

borough councils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

boroughmaster

Questions

What does borough council mean?
A body of people elected to manage the affairs of a local government district with borough status, metropolitan borough or London borough; e.g. Spelthorne Borough Council.

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