Community life · Opinions and society
local council
local government body
In the UK, a local council is the local government body responsible for services such as rubbish collection, planning and libraries.
This vs that
The local council repaired the road.
A civil society group campaigned for the repair.
Hear it in real life
Who do we contact about the overflowing bins?
The local council should deal with it.
The local council has promised to repair the pavements near the station.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Local council is the ordinary British term for the elected authority running services in an area.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I complained to the local councils about the rubbish.
Say: I complained to the local council about the rubbish.
Use singular council when referring to the authority for one area.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the local council; contact/ask the local council toverb
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Community life words
Opinions and society · Community life: the words around “local council”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
The local council is fixing the road.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
local council
local government body
“The local council has promised to repair the pavements near the station.”
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