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minority council

minority council noun: a civic governing coalition whereby the Mayor's political allies in city council hold a minority of the seats; a form of minority government . As a Mayor may be directly elected, the allied councillors need not hold a plurality of the seats, the opposition alliance on council may contain a majority of the seats on council.

Noun

minority council (plural minority councils)

  1. a civic governing coalition whereby the Mayor's political allies in city council hold a minority of the seats; a form of minority government . As a Mayor may be directly elected, the allied councillors need not hold a plurality of the seats, the opposition alliance on council may contain a majority of the seats on council.

Antonyms of minority council

  • majority council

Forms of minority council

pluralminority councils

Questions about minority council

What does minority council mean?
Minority council means a civic governing coalition whereby the Mayor's political allies in city council hold a minority of the seats; a form of minority government . As a Mayor may be directly elected, the allied councillors need not hold a plurality of the seats, the opposition alliance on council may contain a majority of the seats on council.
What part of speech is minority council?
Minority council is a noun.
What is the plural of minority council?
The plural of minority council is minority councils.

Words near minority council in the dictionary

  1. minoritizes
  2. minoritizing
  3. minority
  4. minority cabinet
  5. minority cabinets
  6. minority council
  7. minority councils
  8. minority dominance
  9. minority domination
  10. minority government
  11. minority governments

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