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town council 
n. the elected municipal officers who administer a town.
- 1863 The town-council consists of five members, one of whom is town-reeve; the town-reeves form the county council; and the presiding officer elected by them is called the warden.
- 1955 He felt that the nine-man Town Council was carrying the load for all the taxpayers. . . .
- 1863 The town-council consists of five members, one of whom is town-reeve; the town-reeves form the county council; and the presiding officer elected by them is called the warden.