weak mayor
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- municipalOf city government
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- aldermenElected municipal legislators
veto · powerless · local government · appointed · elected · town hall · legislative · executive · charter · commissioner · ineffective · symbolic · rubber stamp · city council · authority · governance · reform · machine politics
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor