Unlike the five earlier General Councils held in Rome, which met in the Lateran Basilica and are known as Lateran Councils, it met in the Vatican Basilica, hence its name.

* Riksråd, generic name for various Imperial Councils in Scandinavian countries

Ordinary questions of discipline are in the ordinary course settled in councils, often held with the assent of the kings, but on great occasions – the Councils of Epaone ( 517 ), Vaison ( 529 ), Valence ( 529 ), Orléans ( 538 ), Tours ( 567 ) – the bishops declare that they are acting under the impulse of the Holy See, or defer to its admonitions ; they take pride in the approbation of the pope ; they cause his name to be read aloud in the churches, just as is done in Italy and in Africa they cite his decretals as a source of Canon Law ; they show indignation at the mere idea that anyone should fail in consideration for them.

Here's the list of minorities ' Councils with links to their respective Statutes and name of Osijek-Baranja County in their language.

These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Party or Independent Labour Party name, backed by local Labour Councils ( made up of all the union locals in a city ) or individual trade unions.

Local Authority Accommodation is the name given to a form of Public housing provided in Ireland by various County Councils and City Corporations along with Urban District Councils.

Both the Fifth and the Sixth Ecumenical Councils had omitted to draw up disciplinary canons, and as this council was intended to complete both in this respect, it took the name of Quinisext ( Latin: Concilium Quinisextum, Koine Greek: Penthekte Synodos ), i. e. the Fifth-Sixth Council.

Councils sometime use the term camporall or scoutoree for a council level camporee, or they may use a unique name.

The Slovak Soviet Republic ( Slovak: Slovenská republika rád, Hungarian: Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság, literally: " Slovak Republic of Councils "-the name originated before the Russian word soviet ( council ) became widespread in Slovak and other languages ) comprised a very short-lived communist state in south and eastern Slovakia from 16 June to 7 July 1919, with its capital in Prešov, and headed by the Czech journalist Antonín Janoušek.

Previous to the enactment of the Town Councils ( Scotland ) Act 1900 various titles were used in different burghs, but the legislation standardised the name of the governing body as “ the provost, magistrates, and councillors ” of the burgh.

Some Councils even continue to use the original name " Post Office ". Giro ".

Through the RCNL, Howard led campaigns to expose brutality by the Mississippi state highway patrol and to encourage blacks to make deposits in the black-owned Tri-State Bank of Nashville which, in turn, gave loans to civil rights activists who were victims of a " credit squeeze " by the White Citizens ' Councils.

Later, this right of collecting taxes was much abused ; in 1844 the civil authority of the Councils of Elders over its Jewish population was abolished.

In Australia, all levels of Governments, plus even some Councils, such as Yarra, Melbourne and Sydney, now offer " de facto / domestic status " or a " registered or civil partnership " to both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples.

It was a compilation of civil law based on Roman law, and canon law based on Ecumenical Councils.

The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils ( CCLRC ) was a UK government body that carried out civil research in science and engineering.

One of his first actions was to provide support to civil rights activists in Mississippi who were being subject to a " credit squeeze " by members of the White Citizens Councils.

PCCs were set up in 1921 by the Parochial Church Councils ( Powers ) Measure 1921 Act as a successor to the vestries or Vestry Meetings, which had had their civil functions removed during the nineteenth century in numerous acts, concluding in 1894 with the establishment of civil parishes.

As well as civil liberties groups such as Liberty, Privacy International, Action on Rights for Children, the Open Rights Group and Genewatch UK, other organisations including trades unions ( e. g. UNISON, the National Union of Journalists & the University and College Union ) and public bodies including District, City and Borough Councils, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the London Assembly and individuals such as Neil Tennant, Philip Pullman, and Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson have affiliated to or made public declarations of support for the NO2ID campaign.

A council held in the city in 381 was only the first of a series of Councils of Aquileia that have been convened over the centuries.

Nicaea (; ) was a Hellenic city in northwestern Anatolia, and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea ( the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Church ), the Nicene Creed ( which comes from the First Council ), and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea.

As well as the headquarters of Essex County and Chelmsford City Councils, the modern city is home to a range of national and international companies including M & G Group, e2v Technologies and ebm-papst UK Ltd.

In addition to invigoration of the School Councils, the image of the publicly funded education system in the city, in Ontario and even beyond will not be enhanced.

In the medieval Roman Catholic church there were several Councils of Tours, that city being an old seat of Christianity, and considered fairly centrally located in France.

In Leipzig, Hamburg, Bremen, Chemnitz and Gotha the Workers ' and Soldiers ' Councils put the city administrations under their control.

Iraq elected governors and " Governorate Councils " for each of its 18 provinces, as well as elected mayors and city councils for each city.

Stanleyville ’ s City Council assisted each mayor in running the whole city, whilst each of the municipalities was assisted by Municipal Councils.

NDP constitution also recognizes the CLC's District Labour Councils, organizations of local unions in a single city or town, as delegating bodies to the conventions of the provincial and federal New Democratic Party sections.

The city of Wazirabad is the headquarters of Wazirabad Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is itself subdivided into 5 Union Councils.

To elect the Local Councils, and the County Councils, the closed party list proportional representation, with a 5 % threshold of the votes at the constituency level ( city, commune or county ).

There are eighteen districts, and thus eighteen District Councils in Hong Kong, each being a city council for its district.

As well as being district capital, Jhelum city is also the headquarters of Jhelum Tehsil, the city of Jhelum is administratively subdivided into 7 Union Councils, namely Jhelum-I, Jhelum-II, Jhelum-III, Jhelum-IV, Jhelum-V, Jhelum-VI, Jhelum-VII, while Jhelum Tehsil is subdivided into Union Councils Badlot, Boken, Chak Khasa, Chotala, Darapur, Dhanyala, Dina-I, Dina-II, Garh Mahal, Kala Gujran, Khukha, Kotla Faqir, Madu Kalas, Monan, Mughalabad, Nakka Khurd, Nara, Pandori, Sanghoi and Sohan.

City Councils propose and make laws for the city.

For church affairs ever existed a Protestant and a Catholic Grand and Lesser Councils, which supervised the two schools in the city.

Now with much success, the party won no representatives in Oblast Councils ( regional parliaments ); its biggest success was winning seats in the city council of several towns in the Lviv Oblast.

Departments are administered by elected General Councils ( conseil général ) and their Presidents, whose main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school ( collège ) buildings and technical staff, of local roads and school and rural buses, and a contribution to municipal infrastructures.

District councils were permitted to apply for a charter to receive borough status, while small municipal boroughs became successor parishes with Town Councils headed by a town mayor.

The North Carolina Councils of Government ( or the Regional Councils of Government ) are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972 that serve as an avenue for local governments across North Carolina to discuss issues that are particular to their region.

Municipal Police are forces under the control of localised municipal governments which are other countries versions of British Local Authorities or Councils.

Councils in the past have held seats on other municipal committees.

In the 2000 municipal election 1, 532, 816 voters elected Municipal Councils in 151 municipalities nationwide.

In the 2004 municipal election 1, 664, 243 voters elected Municipal Councils in 152 municipalities nationwide, with nearly a 56 % abstention.

The Swedish municipal elections of 2002 were held on Sunday 15 September, along with other elections in Sweden to the County Councils and the parliament.