councilor
Americannoun
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a variant US spelling of councillor
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an archaic spelling of counsellor
Other Word Forms
- councilorship noun
Etymology
Origin of councilor
1300–50; council + -or 2; replacing Middle English conseiler < Anglo-French: adviser; counselor
Example Sentences
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Another figure who has been mentioned for a top job is Daniel Garodnick, a former city councilor who was heavily involved in outgoing Mayor Eric Adams’s “City of Yes” initiative to spur new housing development.
“The primary school is full, in fact an extension has just been built,” said Bill Lobban, a local councilor.
His prior public service, as councilor, then deputy mayor, of a Sydney suburb ended abruptly in 2009 amid displays of undiplomatic temper.
From Salon
But tourism councilor Simone Venturini was shocked that anyone might be upset that such a high-profile event was happening in the city.
From Los Angeles Times
Anab Awale, a district councilor in Mitte who is Somali German, said the nonchalance of German officials toward comfort women revisionism was clear evidence that Germany’s own racial inequalities remain unresolved.
From Los Angeles Times
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