council area
noun /ˈkaʊnsl eəriə/
/ˈkaʊnsl eriə/
- an administrative area in Scotland. From 1975 until 1996, Scotland was divided into nine regions, which operated in a similar way to counties. Each region had two levels of local government: an upper level consisting of a single regional council, and a lower level made up of a number of smaller district councils. The regions were replaced in 1996 by a system in which there are 32 council areas, each with a single council in charge. Some of the council areas, for example Highland, cover a wide area, while others consist of single cities, for example, Glasgow City and the City of Edinburgh.
议会区域：苏格兰的行政区域。从1975年到1996年，苏格兰被划分为九个地区，其运作方式与县类似。每个地区都有两级地方政府：上级由一个地区委员会组成，下级由多个较小的区议会组成。该地区在1996年被系统取代，该系统中有32个理事会区域，每个理事会区域由一个理事会负责。一些议会区域，例如高地，覆盖范围很广，而另一些议会区域则由单个城市组成，例如，格拉斯哥市和爱丁堡市。