councillor

[ koun-suh-ler, -sler ]

/ ˈkaʊn sə lər, -slər /

noun

Nearby words

council of war, council school, council tax, council, ecumenical, council-manager plan, councillor, councilman, councilman body, councilmember, councilor, councilperson

Related formscoun·cil·lor·ship, noun

Can be confusedcouncillor counselor

Definition for councillor (2 of 2)

councilor

or coun·cil·lor

[ koun-suh-ler, -sler ]

/ ˈkaʊn sə lər, -slər /

noun

a member of a council.

counselor.

Origin of councilor

1300–50; council + -or²; replacing Middle English conseiler < Anglo-French: adviser; see counselor

Related formscoun·ci·lor·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for councillor

“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
The dimness of Councillor Mikulin's eyes seemed to spread all over his face and made it indistinct to Razumov's sight.
Under Western Eyes|Joseph Conrad
She told Briancourt, the tutor who had become her lover, that the poisoning of her brother the councillor was in progress.
Princes and Poisoners|Frantz Funck-Brentano
As Councillor Jackson pinned the medal on to her tunic, a storm of clapping and cheers rose from the school.
The Luckiest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil

So he wrote a short billet to his councillor, to be shown to Secretary Neu.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.|John Lothrop Motley
Gad, for a time the councillor of the Danish king, was now no more.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron Watson

British Dictionary definitions for councillor (1 of 2)

councillor

US councilor

/ (ˈkaʊnsələ) /

noun

a member of a council

Derived Formscouncillorship or US councilorship, noun

confusable

Avoid confusion with counsellor

British Dictionary definitions for councillor (2 of 2)

councilor

/ (ˈkaʊnsələ) /

noun

a variant US spelling of councillor

an archaic spelling of counsellor

Derived Formscouncilorship, noun

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