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councilor
[ koun-suh-ler, -sler ]
councilor
/ ˈkaʊnsələ /
noun
- See councillora variant US spelling of councillor
- See counselloran archaic spelling of counsellor
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Derived Forms
- ˈcouncilorˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- counci·lor·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of councilor1
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Example Sentences
As a city councilor, part of his purview was the First Nation’s renewable energy efforts.
He was shocked by the number of deaths in his home city and got in touch with a city councilor advocating for supervised drug consumption sites.
In Coeur d’Alene, the mayor only votes to break a tie among the city councilors.
A group of residents is pushing to recall the pro-mandate councilors.
City Councilor Muriel Bowser, the winner Tuesday out of seven Democratic challengers, received a total of only about 40,000 votes.
Councilor Carlos Apolinário insists on proposing laws that encourage hate and discrimination.
In 2001, when she was first elected, she was also the first openly transsexual councilor in Paris.
In 1804 Louis was made general, then councilor of state, and finally in 1806 he was elevated to the throne of Holland.
The municipal elections took place in June, and Gonzalo was elected town councilor against his will.
His severance from the party naturally followed, as no privy councilor might entertain partisan connections.
The emperor now conferred on him the title of sangi (councilor of state).
And there are days when my councilor, the keeper of the royal seals, borrows from my valet the wherewithal to buy snuff.
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