councillor
/ˈkaʊns(ə)lə
/(US also councilor) Usage
noun
A member of a council: [as title]: Councillor Ralph Lewis...
- Municipal councilors, government employees and the general public then paraded around town to welcome in the Thai New Year.
- The allegation later turned out to be manufactured by members of the city councilor's staff.
- Tenants will sit side by side with councillors and independent members on the boards.
Usage
On the difference between councillor and counsellor, see counsellor (usage).
Derivatives
councillorship
- The three amendments were included in the bill presented by the regional councillorship to the Council.
- It has 12 candidates running for six councillorships, and two squaring off for the mayor's seat.
- If a councilorship is allocated to a particular ward that ward may comprise about ten, fifteen or twenty villages.
Origin
Late Middle English: alteration of counsellor, by association with council.
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