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On one occasion I even became political enough to stand for a councillorship.

From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh

Presently quoth the Minister to the Sultan, "o King of the Age, indeed this youth befitteth naught save councillorship, so do thou make him Wazir of the Left."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

He had taken the town councillorship from them, seized the pews in church, so that now every one had equal rank and place there.

From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne

The meaning of this councillorship query remained, of course, a riddle to her, yet she handed him the paper without replying.

From Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

Lord Metcalfe's administration was strengthened when Mr. Draper resigned his legislative councillorship and took a seat in the assembly as leader.

From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Bourinot, John George, Sir