Definition of councillor in English:
councillor
(US councilor)
noun ˈkaʊns(ə)ləˈkaʊns(ə)lər
A member of a council.
政务会委员；委员会委员
as title Councillor Ralph Lewis
Example sentencesExamples
- It said the councillor was not seeking to mislead other members or act in a devious manner.
- The allegation later turned out to be manufactured by members of the city councilor's staff.
- If the member wants to do that, he can go and see the councillors and have a chat to them.
- It is no secret that some district councillors had little or no time for the new town council.
- Many councillors work long hours and may spend twenty hours or more a week on council duties.
- Municipal councilors, government employees and the general public then paraded around town to welcome in the Thai New Year.
- We are asking for support from the public and local councilors to oppose the cuts.
- A councillor has donated a hand bell to a new town council in memory of his wife.
- Tenants will sit side by side with councillors and independent members on the boards.
- The council officers and the planning councillors are to be congratulated on it.
- Parents have got to get together and turn our fire on the councillors and the employers.
- In order to affect city government one had to persuade powerful city councilors who headed up committees.
- If this were to be carried out for all councillors, then our council chambers would be empty.
- Could it be that they have a councillor or senior council officer in their midst?
- Therefore councillors get paid what government decrees and have no say in the matter.
- Since he first went on the council he had worked with many councilors of different political persuasions and he had to say he got on with all of them.
- Cooperation is requested from all councilors for the final council resolution.
- Over half the elected councillors are new to the county council and can lead a fresh start.
- So we put in for a national deal and now the same councillors are saying it has to be done locally.
- Each one is made up of a committee of councillors from the wards in that area.
Synonyms
member of parliament, mp, member
Usage
On the difference between councillor and counsellor, see counsellor
Derivatives
noun
The three amendments were included in the bill presented by the regional councillorship to the Council.
Example sentencesExamples
- If a councilorship is allocated to a particular ward that ward may comprise about ten, fifteen or twenty villages.
- The only perquisites of the councilorship are the honors of being a councilor.
- He said his commission has left with about 50 petitions out of which at least 10 are for parliamentary candidates and 40 others involve councillorship aspirants.
- It has 12 candidates running for six councillorships, and two squaring off for the mayor's seat.
Origin
Late Middle English: alteration of counsellor, by association with council.
Definition of councilor in US English:
councilor
(British councillor)
nounˈkouns(ə)lərˈkaʊns(ə)lər
A member of a council.
政务会委员；委员会委员
as title Councilor Ralph Lewis
Example sentencesExamples
- So we put in for a national deal and now the same councillors are saying it has to be done locally.
- Cooperation is requested from all councilors for the final council resolution.
- In order to affect city government one had to persuade powerful city councilors who headed up committees.
- Parents have got to get together and turn our fire on the councillors and the employers.
- If this were to be carried out for all councillors, then our council chambers would be empty.
- Tenants will sit side by side with councillors and independent members on the boards.
- A councillor has donated a hand bell to a new town council in memory of his wife.
- Since he first went on the council he had worked with many councilors of different political persuasions and he had to say he got on with all of them.
- Each one is made up of a committee of councillors from the wards in that area.
- It is no secret that some district councillors had little or no time for the new town council.
- We are asking for support from the public and local councilors to oppose the cuts.
- Municipal councilors, government employees and the general public then paraded around town to welcome in the Thai New Year.
- Therefore councillors get paid what government decrees and have no say in the matter.
- The allegation later turned out to be manufactured by members of the city councilor's staff.
- Over half the elected councillors are new to the county council and can lead a fresh start.
- The council officers and the planning councillors are to be congratulated on it.
- If the member wants to do that, he can go and see the councillors and have a chat to them.
- It said the councillor was not seeking to mislead other members or act in a devious manner.
- Could it be that they have a councillor or senior council officer in their midst?
- Many councillors work long hours and may spend twenty hours or more a week on council duties.
Synonyms
member of parliament, mp, member
Usage
On the difference between councilor and counselor, see counselor
Origin
Late Middle English: alteration of counselor, by association with council.