council seat
Municipal governing role
A council seat is a position on a governing body such as a city council, town council, or similar legislative assembly.
The term emphasizes the seat as something won, held, or contested: She's running for a council seat in the upcoming election.
Council seats represent specific districts or may be at-large positions representing an entire jurisdiction.
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- electedChosen by ballot
- local electionVote for nearby officials
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- ballotVoting document
ward · precinct · vote · voter turnout · representative · municipal · mayor · quorum · gavel · motion · floor vote · district · campaign · incumbent · caucus · appointee · bench · legislature
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, governor
- municipal governmentmayor, city manager, municipal budget, municipal services, city administration
- elder councilchief, patriarch, matriarch, tribal elder, village elder
- Village Governmentvillage elder, headman, chief, mayor, clerk
council seatmayor's office
Municipal chief's administrative center
mayorship · executive office · governorship · presidency · appointed position
council seatprivate citizen
council, seat, councils, seats, seated, seating, councillor, councilor, counsel