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Parish council

Parish council may refer to:

  • Parish councils in England
  • Civil parishes in Scotland
  • Parochial church council
  • Pastoral council (Roman Catholic Church)

Usage examples of "parish council".

Chairman of the parish council, too, and half the smaller farmers go around doffing their caps to him because if ever they put in for planning permission for anything, he's got a big pull with the district council.

Chairman of the Parish Council, Stanley Preston, had approached committee members to suggest, `Glenys does all this with no thought of a reward in spite of being so short of money, so how about a surprise presentation to her at the party?

At that moment a woman Josh recognized as one of the Parish council members appeared at the door of the hall and motioned at Father Mazzare.

There's a meeting to discuss my election to the Parish Council on Friday.

If the Parish Council was allowed to vet prospective newcomers, the problem would never have arisen.

Sleek dark hair brushed straight back, a neatly clipped moustache, his suits hand-tailored out of a tweedish cloth to enforce his self-styled country squire role, and strengthen his claim to chairmanship of the Stainforth Parish Council.