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councillor

Word definitions for councillor in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., alteration of counsellor by assimilation to council .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a member of a council [syn: council member ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE conservative ▪ But Pat Butler, a school governor and a Conservative county councillor , is less sanguine. ▪ Yet they must not lose the support of the environmental lobby or local Conservative councillors . elected ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Councilor \Coun"cil*or\ (koun"s?l-?r), n. A member of a council. [Written also councillor .] Note: The distinction between councilor, a member of a council, and counselor, one who gives counsel, was not formerly made, but is now very generally recognized ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A member of a council. 2 (context British spelling English) A representative elected to a local authority. 3 (context politics English) city councillor, a member of a city council.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Usage examples of councillor.

Town Councillor Buddeberg in Bielefeld was returning with her mother from Marburg in a motor.

Bongars, the faithful councillor and ambassador of Henri Quatre, was the owner of a remarkable library, consisting to a great extent of State papers and historical documents, which Bongars had special facilities for collecting during his official visits to Germany.

As councillors and assessors he summoned the canons of Rouen in as great a number as possible.

Slender, his face looking almost youthful despite the woolly gray above, casually dressed in a loose robe and sandals, this high councillor of the Southern Coagency had received him like an equal and discoursed easily, affably.

Councillors, Whence the grey glooms of a ghost-eyed despondency Wanned as with winter the national mind.

The councillor, whose name was Katayama, was bound, and during that time glared fiercely at the curtain, and showed no signs of fear.

Grimani offered, of his own accord, to present me to the magnificent councillor, who received me in the kindest manner, and invited me at once to take my meals at his table.

One councillor in particular, a nobleman named Kopek, has been drumming up elitist, anticommoner sentiment against Martok.

A fairly large number of councillors, like Ortega, were Entriespeople who were originally from other places and races in the vast universe and had blundered into Markovian gates.

Vatican Secretary of State His Eminence Cardinal Lourdusamy, his aide Monsignor Lucas Oddi, and our esteemed Councillor Albedo.

Cardinal Mustafa, Cardinal Lourdusamy, and Monsignor Oddi were looking at Councillor Albedo most attentively, but their holographic fingers were touching their holographic chests.

Gryss added his own doubts to the tale he had told and retold several times to the assembled Councillors.

Once councillors have been scanned and cleared, you must reinstate the civilian government.

I am a councillor of the Prince of Sendai, and my master bids me beg you, as you must be worn out after all you have undergone, to come in and partake of such poor refreshment as we can offer you.

After reading the letters received by Spikeman, the Governor opened his desk, and handed to his councillor others addressed to himself, and which had arrived by the same opportunity.