Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

town council

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
town -coun-cil
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The governing body of people elected to oversee management of a town and represent the interests of residents.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

town councils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parochial town hall[Appendix:Glossary county council

Synonyms

city council parish council community council

Questions

What does town council mean?
The governing body of people elected to oversee management of a town and represent the interests of residents.

How to pronounce town council

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