noun
city council; municipal assembly
A local-government term for the deliberative assembly of a city. 市議会 is a closely related and often more explicit term, but 市会 is also used in official and institutional contexts.
市会で来年度の予算案が可決された。
The budget proposal for next year was passed by the city council.
彼女は市会の委員会で条例案を説
She explained the ordinance proposal at a city council committee.
The corresponding council for a town rather than a city.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 市, 'city,' and 会, 'meeting; assembly,' conventionally meaning the assembly of a city.