City governments typically mirror state and national government. The mayor is the head of the executive branch, and a city council acts as a legislature. Cities are never run as aristocracies, monarchies, or dictatorships.
Metropolitan areas
commission model
commission model
The oldest city government form is the mayor-council form, with a central executive (mayor, manager) and a representative legislative body.The mayor-council form is the oldest type of city government in America.
Its the oligarchy.
It was a kingdom.
oligarchy
Yes, the commission form of government is still used in most counties.
Council/manager
The adjective municipal is used synonymously with the noun adjunct "city" referring to government in urban areas.
republic
town meetings