county council
Local governing body
A county council is the elected governing body of a county, responsible for local services like roads, schools, and social care.
The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where county councils form a tier of local government between national and municipal levels: The county council approved funding for a new library.
Regional civic administration
- elected officialsLeaders chosen by vote
- chairmanHead of a board
- budgetPlan for spending
- public servicesGovernment-provided community necessities
departments · planning · infrastructure · zoning · taxation · committees · meetings · resolutions
Official government regulation
- bylawInternal governing rule
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- amendmentChange to official text
- enactmentPassing into law
statute · hearing · debate · proposal · vote · motion · session · agenda
Paved paths for vehicles
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- waste managementRefuse collection and disposal
- parksPublic recreation grounds
emergency services · permits · licenses · housing · transportation · health department · building inspection · animal control
local government
Regional civic administration
- elected officialsLeaders chosen by vote
- chairmanHead of a board
- budgetPlan for spending
public services · departments · planning · infrastructure · zoning · taxation · committees · meetings · resolutions · jurisdiction
ordinance
Official government regulation
- bylawInternal governing rule
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- amendmentChange to official text
enactment · statute · hearing · debate · proposal · vote · motion · session · agenda · minutes
roads
Paved paths for vehicles
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- waste managementRefuse collection and disposal
parks · emergency services · permits · licenses · housing · transportation · health department · building inspection · animal control · recreation
- CouncilsSanhedrin, Soviet, Duma, curia, conclave
- governing bodiesgoverning body, senate, board of directors, parliament, executive committee
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- British Divisionsborough, parish, district, shire, region
- county governmentboard of supervisors, commissioners, tax assessor, tax collector, assessor
county councilnational parliament
Governing assembly of a country
federal government · national government · central government · Congress · Westminster
county councilprivate corporation
Business with restricted ownership
corporate board · board of directors · private enterprise · multinational corporation · private sector
county councildictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · military junta · monarchy · direct democracy · town meeting
council, county, counties, countess, councilman, councillors, councillor, councilwoman, countywide