council meetings
Local government sessions
Council meetings are formal gatherings where an official body convenes to conduct business—typically a city council, town council, or similar governing group.
The term evokes local government proceedings with agendas, public comment periods, and votes on ordinances: The zoning change will be discussed at next week's council meeting.
Council meetings are often open to the public and may be televised or streamed.
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- agendaFormal discussion list
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- public commentCitizen input at hearings
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
approval · quorum · show of hands · consensus · roll call · statute · debate · Robert's Rules · discussion · resolution · motion · local government · amendment · committee · minutes · charter · voting · bylaws
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- city councilcouncillors, councillor, mayor, alderman, selectmen
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
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- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
council meetingsbull sessions
Casual group discussions
water cooler chat · watercooler talk · shooting the breeze · locker room talk
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Presidential directives with legal force