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minority councils

minority councils is the plural of minority council.

Meaning of minority 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.

Questions about minority councils

What is minority councils the plural of?
Minority councils is the plural of minority council.

Words near minority councils in the dictionary

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

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