No. 353 in Icelandic
bæjarráð
"Bæjarráð" translates to "town council" or "municipal board" in English.
In a sentence
Bæjarráð fundaði um málefni sveitarfélagsins.
The town council met about the municipality's issues.
Here, "bæjarráð" refers to a council body responsible for town management.
Ákvarðanir bæjarráðsins eru mikilvægar fyrir íbúa.
The decisions of the town council are important for the residents.
Here, "bæjarráð" functions in possessive form, implying its connection to its decisions.
Nýr meðlimur bæjarráðsins var kosinn á fundi í gær.
A new member of the town council was elected at the meeting yesterday.
"Bæjarráð" denotes the organization to which the new member now belongs.
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