councilorship

8.6

The job of being a member of a council who attends meetings and votes on local matters

noun
/ˈkaʊn.səl.ɚ.ʃɪp/

: cargo de concejal

The duties of councilorship include attending all town meetings and voting on important matters.

Examples

She was elected to the councilorship last year.
Her councilorship brought significant changes to the local school system.
He aspired to councilorship after years of community service.
The councilorship requires dedication and hard work.
He aspired to councilorship after years of community service.
Her councilorship brought significant changes to the local school system.
The duties of councilorship include attending all town meetings and voting on important matters.

Synonyms

seat

vscouncilorship

382 4.6

A position in a government body that someone wins in an election

is the specific office of membership in a governing group not any position

How Senior

representative

404 3.9

to chairman

5.7

aldermanic position

Formal

8.9

councilorship

8.6

deputy

658 3.4

Surface Forms

councilorship singular

councilorships plural

Morphology

councilorship = councillor (transparent) = council + or + ship

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' to 'councillor' to denote the state or office of being a councillor.

Etymology

Councilorship comes from council, meaning a 'meeting' of people who make decisions, plus the ending -ship, meaning a 'position' or 'state', as in leadership or friendship. So councilorship is the 'position of being a member of a council'.