(of council houses)
1council house — noun 1. A house built, owned and rented out by a municipal council 2. A building in which a council meets • • • Main Entry: ↑council * * * council house UK US noun [countable] [singular …
2council estate — noun An area set apart for council houses • • • Main Entry: ↑council * * * council estate UK US noun [countable] [singular council estate plural council estate …
3council — [koun′səl] n. [ME counceil < OFr concile < L concilium, group of people, meeting < com , together + calere, to call (see CLAMOR); confused in form and meaning in ME with COUNSEL] 1. a group of people called together for consultation,… …
4council house — council houses N COUNT In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost …
5council estate — council es.tate n BrE an area in a town or city with streets of council houses …
6council estate — council es,tate noun count BRITISH an area of a city consisting of council houses …
7Council house — For other uses, see Council house (disambiguation). Council houses at Hackenthorpe, South Yorkshire A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United… …
8council house — n (in Britain) a house provided by a local council at a low rent. Council houses and council flats are mainly occupied by people with lower incomes. The first ones were built after World War I. They are often on council estates, areas with many… …
9council — [[t]ka͟ʊns(ə)l[/t]] ♦ councils 1) N COUNT COLL: oft in names after n 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... The city council has voted almost… …
10council house — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms council house : singular council house plural council houses British a house owned by the local council (= the council of the town or city where you live), for which you pay a low rent …
