councilor
Americannoun
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a variant US spelling of councillor
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an archaic spelling of counsellor
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Origin of councilor
1300–50; council + -or 2; replacing Middle English conseiler < Anglo-French: adviser; see counselor
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Miller’s district favors the GOP, yet recent polls show him trailing his Democratic opponent, a city councilor and ironworker named Brian Poindexter.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
"As a municipality, we do not have the legal authority to arbitrarily prohibit the establishment of new businesses, since in Chile there is freedom to engage in economic activities," councilor Nelda Gil told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
“These deep human ties are the strongest safeguard against populist attempts to divide people,” said Hans Martin Grötsch, a senior Bavarian politician who is also a local councilor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
His prior public service, as councilor, then deputy mayor, of a Sydney suburb ended abruptly in 2009 amid displays of undiplomatic temper.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
He held the office of judge of probate, and was a councilor from 1749 to 1766, a lieutenant-governor from 1758 to 1771.
From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Charles Carleton Coffin
Some city councilors and state senators are now lobbying to make this permanent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The three representatives will immediately become the largest number of councilors this neighborhood has ever had.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
The vote for the Senate is carried out the 125 members of the National Assembly and the 11,622 local commune councilors.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
There were significant vacancies as well: A large number of district councilors who declined to take a new oath of allegiance resigned from their seats in 2021.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
The councilors are probably the same people who authorized the attack simulation and ensured that it was passed on to Jeanine at the right time.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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