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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of a council; specifically, a member of a common council or of the British Privy Council. See council.
  • noun One who gives counsel or advice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A member of a council.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun US Member of a council, especially a city council, as a gender-free term replacing councilman and councilwoman.

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Examples

  • Ross, a seven-term councilor, said he is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility and his longtime involvement in city and business affairs.

    News from www.thesunchronicle.com 2010

  • Ward 4's Bruce Duarte Jr., another first-term councilor, strikes a good balance between neighborhood and citywide issues, a necessity for a councilor who represents downtown and the waterfront.

    SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines 2009

  • The seven-term councilor, a retired probation officer, hardly screams out fresh, vital leadership.

    The Valley Advocate: News 2009

  • Reid must resign the seat upon being sworn in as a councilor, which is scheduled for tonight's Council meeting -- to which I am headed now.

    PMUA: Mitch it is, is it? Dan 2007

  • Reid must resign the seat upon being sworn in as a councilor, which is scheduled for tonight's Council meeting -- to which I am headed now.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Dan 2007

  • Showing a weakness like that in front of a councilor was a good way to get assigned to Outer Mongolia.

    In the Midnight Hour 2007

  • NASH: He was escorted by his father, Clifford (ph), who is a local councilor, which is a local politician here from Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

    CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2006 2006

  • Rick Westcott replies with his reasons for starting Tulsans for Election Integrity and fighting recall, saying that recalling a councilor because of the way he votes is an offense against representative democracy and is wrong.

    District 2 candidates on recall - BatesLine 2006

  • The councilor was a well-preserved man of about fifty, of good height, dressed in a well-made gray traveling suit, with a light gray silk tie adorned with a pin of black pearl.

    The Malady of the Century Max Simon Nordau 1886

  • The councilor was a friend of nature, nature was something quite special, nature was one of the finest ornaments of existence.

    Mogens and Other Stories Anna [Translator] Grabow 1866

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