councils
n. 委員會( council的名詞複數 ); (郡、鎮等)政務會; (尤指舊時討論特定步驟的)協商會議; 市政(或地方管理)服務機構
A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
...Cheshire County Council...
柴郡政務委員會
The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
市政委員會幾乎一致投票表示贊同。
Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.
There is a shortage of council housing...
廉租公房房源不足。
Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
全國各地的市政住房租戶正在計劃組建一個大的議會遊說團。
Council is used in the names of some organizations.
...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
全國公民自由委員會
...the Arts Council.
藝術委員會
In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.
The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
美洲國家組織的常務委員們今天在華盛頓這裡會面。
...the Bundesbank's central council.
德意志聯邦銀行的中央委員會
A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.
President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans...
納吉布拉總統稱他將召開阿富汗全民大會。
The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elysée Palace.
總統還在愛麗捨宮接見了參加部長級會議的各部長。
Councils should be answerable to the people who elect them.
市政會成員應對推選他們的人負責。
Nearly half of all local councils face being capped.
所有地方議會有將近一半的開銷將受到限制。
Councils are joining up with their European counterparts.
這些委員會將與歐洲的委員會結成聯盟。
Between 70 and 80 councils face significant spending cuts or capping next year.
有70到80個地方議會明年面臨支出大幅削減或受到嚴格限制。
The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively.
環境大臣有許可權定那些鋪張浪費的委員會的支出。