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| 1 | the elected politicians who govern a local areacan be followed by a singular or plural verb （地方）政务委员会（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| a member of the city council 市政委员会成员 |
| Their planning application was rejected by the council. 他们的计划申请遭到了市政委员会的拒绝。 |
| | 1a | an organization that provides local government in a city , county etc （市、郡等的）地方议会 | | Leeds City Council 利兹市议会 | | The council is responsible for the library service. 市议会负责图书馆服务。 | |
| | 1b | belonging to or relating to a council 市政委员会的 | | a change in council policy 市政委员会政策的变化 | |
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| 2 | an official group of people who have been chosen to make decisions or provide advicecan be followed by a singular or plural verb 委员会，理事会，顾问委员会（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| the United Nations Security Council 联合国安理会 |
| the European Union’ s Council of Ministers 欧盟部长会议 |
| | 2a | a meeting of a group like this , especially in the past （尤指旧时的）委员会会议 | | The Pope summoned his bishops to a council in Normandy. 教皇把大主教召集到诺曼底开会。 | |
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