town council
Residents have forced the local council to cancel plans to build a nightclub on their street.
They have requested the local council to issue a noise abatement order.
The local council refused him planning permission to build an extra bedroom.他要加盖一间卧室，但当地市政局拒绝签发建筑许可。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

UK politics: local government & politics
administrative
alderman
alderwoman
anti-city
authority
councilmember
councilwoman
county borough
county council
development area
enterprise zone
municipality
parish
parish council
parochial
prefecture
principal area
shire
unitary
unitary authority