councillor

See also: counsellor and counselor

English

Alternative forms

councilor (US)
councilour (obsolete, rare)
councillour (obsolete)

Etymology

Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council.

Noun

councillor (plural councillors)

A member of a council.
(British spelling) A representative elected to a local authority.
(politics) city councillor, a member of a city council.

Synonyms

councilmember

Derived terms

cllr (abbreviation)

Related terms

Privy Councillor

Translations

member of a city council

Bulgarian: съветник (bg) m (sǎvetnik)
Czech: rádce m

French: conseiller municipal (fr) m
Welsh: cynghorydd (cy) m

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