Definitions
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 acity council , as a gender-free term replacingcouncilman andcouncilwoman .
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Examples
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Ross, a seven-term councilor, said he is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility and his longtime involvement in city and business affairs.
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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.
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The seven-term councilor, a retired probation officer, hardly screams out fresh, vital leadership.
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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
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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
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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
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NASH: He was escorted by his father, Clifford (ph), who is a local councilor, which is a local politician here from Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
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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.
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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
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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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