county council

Japanese: county council(英語表記)countycouncil
county council

…In England, however, the system is generally based on geographic counties, so that the old counties are in effect still in existence. The new counties have county councils, and the counties are divided into districts, each with its own council. The county system is used, with some variation, in most countries colonized by the British, including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. …

*Some of the terms that refer to "county council" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただしイングランドについて言えば,一般的には地理上のカウンティがその基礎に置かれており,したがって旧来のカウンティは事実上生き続けていると言えよう。新カウンティにはカウンティ議会county councilがあり,また,カウンティは地区districtに細分され,それぞれの地区にも議会がある。 カウンティ制度は,それぞれ若干の変化はあるが,アメリカ合衆国,カナダ,ニュージーランド,オーストラリア等を含め,イギリス人が植民したほとんどの国で採用されている。…

※「county council」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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