councillor

[ koun-suh-ler, -sler ]

/ ˈkaʊn sə lər, -slər /

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noun

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OTHER WORDS FROM councillor

coun·cil·lor·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH councillor

councillor , counselor

Words nearby councillor

council, council area, Council Bluffs, council fire, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, councillor, councilman, council-manager plan, councilmember, Council of Economic Advisers, Council of Europe

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How to use councillor in a sentence

“It sounds horrible,” Camden Green Party Councillor Sian Berry told The Mirror.
The X Factor of Sex Invades Britain: Rebecca More’s ‘Sex Tour’ Enrages UK Politicians|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was reported by the Toronto Sun, which quoted Councillor Joe Mihevc as saying: “He did not do honour to our good city.”
How Rob Ford's Drinking Affects His Work|David Frum|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Local councillor Peter Rogers told The Daily Telegraph that he would prefer the beach not to be used by naturists.
Nudist Beach Near William and Kate’s Home Wants Official Recognition|Tom Sykes|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After the Revolution of July, 1830, he became municipal councillor.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

He was sworn a privy councillor, and made Governor of the Island in January, 1780.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
If we manage to pull him out of the claws of the Guises you will see him some day councillor to the Parliament.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
On the same day he was re-appointed to his rank as a privy councillor, and took the oaths and his seat accordingly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
He has become more and more greedy for cattle, said the King's Councillor, and now he takes them away to far pastures.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum

British Dictionary definitions for councillor

councillor

US councilor

/ (ˈkaʊnsələ) /

noun

a member of a council

Derived forms of councillor

councillorship or US councilorship, noun

undefined councillor

Avoid confusion with counsellor

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