Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
county council
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ An appeal for a county council grant, however, looks unlikely to succeed.
▪ Clwyd's Euro Week starts today with a special edition of Clwyd Connections published to mark the occasion by the county council.
▪ He sat for sixteen years on the London school board, and seventeen on the London county council.
▪ Nacro was given an absolute discharge, but the county council was fined £200 and ordered to pay more than £450 costs.
▪ School route: Durham county council has reminded school bus drivers that they should not use the narrow Roundhill Road route.
▪ They will be passed to the county council.
▪ This review is to be repeated as frequently as the county council determines.
WordNet
county council
n. the elected governing body of a county
Wikipedia
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.
County council (Norway)
A County council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor (fylkesordfører). Members of the council are elected for a four-year term through the general local elections. It is common for members of a county council to also hold seats in municipal councils, but very rare that they also hold legislative ( Storting) or other government office, without a leave of absence.