elected council
Voted-in governing body
An elected council is a governing body whose members are chosen by vote rather than appointed or inherited.
The term appears in local government contexts—city councils, school boards, tribal councils—where representatives are accountable to constituents: The elected council voted to raise property taxes.
Distinguished from advisory boards or appointed commissions.
- boardFlat rigid panel
- assemblyConstructing from components
- aldermenElected municipal legislators
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- local governmentRegional civic administration
vote · ballot · municipality · representatives · town hall · town meeting · quorum · roll call vote · motion · budget vote · bylaws · constituents · ward · district lines · seat · sworn in · delegates · caucus
elected councilroyal court
Monarch's official household
military junta · royal council · advisory board · board of trustees · privy council
elected councildictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · hereditary monarchy · military junta · theocracy · oligarchy
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