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councilor

councilor

13 3.3
A member of a local council who helps make decisions for the community
  • noun
  • /ˈkaʊnsələr/
  • US
translation icon : concejal
  • "Were you at the masque two days ago, my lord?" the councilor asked.
  • elected councilors
  • town councilor
  • chief councilor

I think we're going to have another a huge amount of reform characters and councillors.

Examples

  • A city councilor.

    A Prayer for the Dying (1987)

  • Trouble is, Fairchild is a local councilor's nephew.

    An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

  • In more traditional times, there was no band council, chief councilor, or elected officials of any kind.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The administration at the school I spoke at offered me a job as a student councilor.

    A Four Letter Word (2007)

  • And the the councillor says what you need to do is you need to create a new network.

  • You just mentioned a councillor, someone who won an election peacefully through the normal means and became the councillor.

  • Now, firstly, I'm gonna let you guys know that there are councilors available to talk to anyone if they feel they need it.

    Demons Never Die (2011)

  • One of the women councilors asked, "Are you asking Selene to fund your corporation?"

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Jennifer Boettcher is currently serving as RUSA Councilor to ALA.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The proposal was championed by the city councilor, who believed it would benefit the community.

Synonyms

councilman
vscouncilor
  • US
105 4.7

A man who is on a town or city council

is the gender-neutral label for any person in that decision role
council member
vscouncilor
42 3.2

A person elected or chosen to serve on a council that makes local decisions

is the broader word covering members of committees and local authorities
alderman
vscouncilor
  • Formal
35 7.7

A member of a city council elected to represent a local area

is the neutral role label without the traditional senior connotation
councilwoman
vscouncilor
  • US
24 3.7

A woman who is a member of a local council

is the gender-neutral label for any person in that decision role
councilmember
vscouncilor
  • US
5 3.6

A person on a city or town council who helps make rules and plans

is the general term for any committee or local government decision maker
alderperson
vscouncilor
  • US
1 7.2

A member of a city council who represents a local area and has a gender neutral title

is the general role term not limited to municipal or neutral forms
councilist
vscouncilor
7.6

A person elected to a council to represent a local area

is the common, everyday term for any such decision-making member
definitor
vscouncilor
  • Jargon
9.9

A member of a religious council who advises the head of the order when making decisions

is the general term for members of secular committees and local governments

How Senior

councilor
  • US
13 3.3
deputy
658 3.4
town clerk
  • Formal
2 3.1
clerk
273 2.5

Surface Forms

councilor singular
councilors plural
councillors plural
councillor singular

Morphology

councilor = council (transparent) = council + or

The meaning is directly compositional: a councilor is a person associated with a council, formed by adding the agentive suffix '-or' to 'council'.

Etymology

Councilor comes from the word council, which comes from an old word for 'advice' or 'meeting' and is the same root as counsel ('advice'). So a councilor is someone who joins that meeting to give advice and help make decisions.