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Meaning of "council flat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNCIL FLAT

council flat  [ˈkaʊns əl flæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNCIL FLAT

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Council flat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNCIL FLAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

council flat

Council house

A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, normally part of a council estate, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at reasonable rents to primarily working-class people. Council house development began in the late 19th century and peaked in the mid-20th century, at which time council housing included many large suburban "council estates" and numerous urban developments featuring tower blocks. Many of these developments did not live up to the hopes of their supporters, and now suffer from urban blight. Since 1979, the role of council housing has been reduced by the introduction of Right to Buy legislation, and a change of emphasis to the development of new social housing by housing associations. Nonetheless, a substantial part of the UK population still lives in council housing. In 2010 about 17% of UK households lived in social housing. Approximately 55% of the country’s social housing stock is owned by local authorities, and 45% by housing associations.

Definition of council flat in the English dictionary

The definition of council flat in the dictionary is a flat built by, or owned by, a local council.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNCIL FLAT


albumblatt
ˈælbəmˌblæt
Astolat
ˈæstəʊˌlæt
blart
blæt
blat
blæt
blatt
blæt
cervelat
ˈsɜːvəˌlæt
clat
klæt
flat
flæt
plait
plæt
plat
plæt
Platte
plæt
Rotblat
ˈrɒtblæt
runflat
ˈrʌnˌflæt
slat
slæt
splat
splæt
strandflat
ˈstrændˌflæt
unplait
ʌnˈplæt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNCIL FLAT

council
council area
council chamber
council estate
council house
council housing
council housing estate
Council of Economic Advisors
Council of Europe
Council of Ministers
Council of States
Council of Trent
council of war
council school
council tax
council tenant
council-manager plan
councillor
councillorship
councilman

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNCIL FLAT

alkali flat
bachelor flat
basement flat
cottage flat
double flat
fall flat
garden flat
granny flat
in nothing flat
main door flat
mews flat
mud flat
one-room flat
one-roomed flat
salt flat
service flat
serviced flat
show flat
starter flat
studio flat
the flat

Synonyms and antonyms of council flat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «council flat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNCIL FLAT

Find out the translation of council flat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of council flat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «council flat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

理事会平
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piso municipal
570 millions of speakers

English

council flat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लैट परिषद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجلس مسطح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

совет плоским
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apartamento Municipal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিষদ কক্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

HLM
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majlis flat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sozialwohnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラット協議会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평면 협의회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dewan warata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hội đồng phẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவுன்சில் பிளாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कौन्सिल फ्लॅट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meclis bayrağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Casa popolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rada mieszkanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Рада плоским
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consiliu plat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίπεδο των συμβουλίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raad plat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rådlägenhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommunal leilighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of council flat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNCIL FLAT»

The term «council flat» is regularly used and occupies the 92.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNCIL FLAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «council flat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «council flat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about council flat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNCIL FLAT»

Discover the use of council flat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to council flat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
ThirdWay
They are finding it hard to make ends meet but would like to have another child before Michael is much older. They hear there are jobs down south and Sue's family live near Bristol. They put in to exchange their two-bed council flat in Liverpool ...
2
London Voices, London Lives: Tales from a Working Capital
Others talked about the severe lack of council accommodation, the long years of waiting, and the endless arguments about the rules: I am here am waiting this ten years this I'm renting places I could not get this council flat ... but they can't give, ...
Peter Hall, 2007
3
Choice, Pathways and Transitions Post-16: New Youth, New ...
Lives with partner in her council flat with their baby. Zeyneba Black GNVQ GNVQ Refugee; moved from council Intermediate Advanced care into council flat on her own. Parents missing, presumed dead. Wayne White 5 GCSEs Occasional ...
Stephen Ball, Sheila Macrae, Meg Maguire, 2013
4
Transnational Families, Migration and Gender: Moroccan and ...
Zeni (who is married and has a son) did try to obtain a council flat but with little success: We applied for a council flat but – nothing. No Filipino ever gets to the top of the council's list – there is no Filipino in council housing, they are all ...
Elisabetta Zontini, 2010
5
The Right to Buy: Analysis and Evaluation of a Housing Policy
The same money will buy a three-bedroom former council flat which will generate a higher return. The main worry is that a downturn will hit the former council sector of the market first. So higher risk and higher return.' Source: Jones 2003.
Colin Jones, Alan Murie, 2008
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Class Work: Mothers' Involveme
Appendix 1 EducaHonal Material Qulification and Circumstances of Mothers at Milner Name Cassie June Jashir Jalil Jane Carmel Julie Joyce Jill Housing Tenure Council fiat Council flat Council house Council fiat Council flat Council flat ...
Diane Reay, 2005
7
Youth Crime and Youth Culture in the Inner City
School Darrell Mum, social worker Housing association maisonette re-sit GCSE, M Jack Grandparents, pension Council estate 9 GCSEs, M Terry Mum, income support Council flat 11 GCSEs, M Betty Both parents, Dad, own business Privately ...
Bill Sanders, 2004
8
A New Vision for Housing
An example of how the policy might work is that of an older couple occupying a three bedroom council flat in an inner London borough, who would like to move out. Possible options might be a flat in outer London, or a small terraced house in  ...
Christopher Holmes, 2006
9
Tort Law Textbook
The claimant was the tenant of a council flat, and the flat directly above her was unoccupied. She informed the council, the defendants, of the unoccupied flat and the fact that it was not protected against vandals. Nothing was done and vandals  ...
John Hodgson, John Lewthwaite, 2007
10
Marginalised Mothers: Exploring Working Class Experiences of ...
Nina – fighting for rights Nina is a white lone mother and lives with her 10-year- old daughter in a council flat on an estate in a densely populated urban area. She described how she had become pregnant while in an on–off relationship with Bill ...
Val Gillies, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNCIL FLAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term council flat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
You'll never understand Greece from a God's eye view
... are of the remotest interest to a struggling Greek innkeeper or a dustman who has always paid a capped rent for his family's council flat. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
From 7/7 to Isis: how the terrorist threat to the UK has evolved
Then, over tea or coffee, or dates and lemonade, in a two-up two-down in Barking, a council flat in Croydon or a hotel coffee shop in the West ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Crackdown On 'Rich' Council House Tenants
The crackdown, which will save taxpayers £250m a year, is aimed at the likes of Frank Dobson, who still lives in a council flat near the British ... «Eagle Radio, Jul 15»
4
T'Pau's Carol Decker: 'I struggled to count the zeros on my first …
In Liverpool we lived in a horrible council flat in Huyton and it was all a bit grubby. My dad was generous. We were a Freddie Laker family going ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Loss of hundreds of council homes for social rent will 'end up costing …
Right To Buy happened when you were still at school failing to grasp that "FREE education and if you rent a council flat be shocked, The ... «Times Series, Jul 15»
6
Prince George gardens with Charles on eve of Princess Charlotte's …
For once, Carole Middleton, a self-made woman who began life as a builder's daughter raised in a council flat, will be taking a back seat. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Drop in sessions available to prospective Brierley Hill council flat
A DROP in event is being held by Dudley Council for people wanting to rent flats in Brierley Hill with two or more bedrooms. The council has a ... «Stourbridge News, Jul 15»
8
Man settles case after armed gardai mistakenly raided his flat
... to the bedroom of his council flat on the morning in question when the front door was smashed in by three men dressed in full swat/riot gear. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
Stylish transformations of former council homes
... that the property style has moved on from decorative clichés that abound in Del Boy's council flat in the TV series Only Fools and Horses. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Council apologises for delay cleaning dead woman's flat
Kathleen Heasman, 89, died in her council flat in Whitworth Place, Canal Street, Jericho, earlier this year and her niece said it was still in a ... «The Oxford Times, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Council flat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/council-flat>. May 2024 ».
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