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Definition of County council
1. Noun. The elected governing body of a county.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Lexicographical Neighbors of County Council
Literary usage of County council
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A county council may delegate its powers under the act to a district council.
... The county council exercise their powers through a visiting committee, ..."
2. Comparative Administrative Law: An Analysis of the Administrative Systems by Frank Johnson Goodnow (1893)
"Service as member of the county council does not seem to be obligatory.4 2.
Powers of the county council.—The powers and duties of the county council relate ..."
3. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1907)
"He is now appointed by the county council. Con. Thus we have the connexion of
rural administration nexion of with central government established, ..."
4. The Lancet (1898)
"Major-General SCOTT pointed out that Mr. Dickinson had suggested that there should
be no control over the London county council with regard to the ..."
5. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"... whether his attention has been called to a resolution of the Armagh County
Council, endorsing the action of the Kerry county council, and urging that ..."
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