common council

the local legislative body of a municipal government.

Origin of common council

First recorded in 1680–90

The Irish parliament was not behindhand with the common-council in exhibiting sympathy for the cause of the Americans.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
He gave the city also power to elect and remove its sheriffs at pleasure, and its common-council men annually.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. |David Hume
In regard to the governing body, there was to be one only—a mayor and common-council.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The freemen of the various wards elect representatives annually to the common-council, to the number of 206 members.

Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood |Anonymous

This was first seen in the acts of the sheriffs and common-council of that city.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan