councillor
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councillor¹
Where it comes from
Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or.
noun councillors · councilor · councilour · councillour
- A member of a council.
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In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly. […] At a city council meeting on Oct. 8, Campbell River councillors discussed a letter sent by the B.C. Geographical Na
Similar: councilman
Similar: councilmember, councilwoman
Councillor²
noun Councillors · Cllr · Cr
- The title for someone elected to the role of councillor in a local council.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: council member, councilor, council, councilman, chancellor, alderman, lawmaker, elected, rapporteur, officer, judge, mentor, member, counsellor, counselor, counselling
noun
Similar: councilmember, councilwoman
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noun member of a city council
| Español | concejal, regidor, regidora, edil, munícipe, conceller |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पार्षद pārṣad |
| Português | vereador, vereadora, conselheiro, conselheira |
| Français | conseiller, conseillère, conseiller municipal |
| Deutsch | Stadtrat, Gemeinderat, Ratsmitglied |
| Italiano | assessore |
| Русский | чле́н сове́та člén sovéta, сове́тник sovétnik |
Talk about this word "councillor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/councillor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. councillor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/councillor "councillor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/councillor.Cite this
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