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councillor

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coun·cil·lor  (kouns-lr, -slr)
n.
Variant of councilor.

councillor US, councilor [ˈkaʊnsələ]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of a council
councillorship  US, councilorship n
Usage: Avoid confusion with counsellor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.councillorcouncillor - a member of a council                
council - a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"
councilman - a man who is a council member
councilwoman - a woman who is a council member
fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
Translations
councillor councilor (US) [ˈkaʊnsɪləʳ] Nconcejal(a) m/f

councillor [ˈkaʊnsələr] n (= member of a town council) → conseiller/ère municipal(e)
She's a local councillor → Elle fait partie du conseil municipal.
Council of Europe n
the Council of Europe → le Conseil de l'Europe
council of war nconseil m de guerre
council tax n (British)impôts mpl locaux
council tenant n (British)locataire mf d'un logement social, locataire mf d'un logement à loyer modéré

councillor, (US) councilor
nRatsmitglied nt; (= town councillor)Stadtrat m/-rätin f; councillor SmithHerr Stadtrat/Frau Stadträtin Smith

councillor [ˈkaʊnsɪləʳ] nconsigliere m
councillor [ˈkaʊnsɪləʳ] nconsigliere m

councillor عضو مجلس radní rådgiver Ratsmitglied μέλος συμβουλίου concejal neuvoston jäsen élu local vijećnik consigliere 地方議会議員 의원 raadslid styremedlem radny vereador советник kommunfullmäktig สมาชิกสภาเทศบาล belediye meclis üyesi thành viên hội đồng 议员


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Amongst other things they spoke of the middle ages: some praised that period as far more interesting, far more poetical than our own too sober present; indeed Councillor Knap defended this opinion so warmly, that the hostess declared immediately on his side, and both exerted themselves with unwearied eloquence.
"He's Councillor McGinty, young man," said a voice from the group.
These words were an exclamation of enthusiasm, elicited from the councillor on catching sight of a wall, the white towers of which glimmered in the distance through the brown masses of the tree trunks.
 
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