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common council

noun

  1. the local legislative body of a municipal government.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of common council1

First recorded in 1680–90
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According to the website for neighbouring Tower Bridge, the alternative version of what happened became a "popular rumour", but was "vehemently denied" both by Robert McCulloch and by Ivan Luckin from the City’s Common Council, who arranged the sale.

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In March, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved rules that, among other things, requires people protesting within the convention’s general security zone to march a specified route.

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Mr. McBride had said in a message that neither he nor the Common Council “imposed†the earlier directive, and believed the matter would “blow over soon.â€

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Alderman Andrew Meindl, who has announced he will challenge Mr. McBride for the mayoralty in 2024, said on Facebook the matter had not been brought before the city’s Common Council and the administration should turn its attention to “maintaining quality city services†and other priorities.

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Wisconsin Right Now, a website that first reported the kerfuffle, published an email from Mr. McBride in which the mayor said the policy “was not imposed by the Common Council or by me.â€

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