councillor
See also: counsellor and counselor
English
Alternative forms
- councilor (US), (Canadian spelling) (alternate), (UK spelling) (uncommon)
- councilour (obsolete, rare)
- councillour (obsolete)
Etymology
Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council.
Noun
councillor (plural councillors) (British spelling, Canadian spelling) (primary)
- A member of a council.
- In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor
Synonyms
- councilmember
- (gendered terms) councilman, councilwoman
Derived terms
- cllr (abbreviation)
- parish councillor
- privy councillor
- town councillor
- works councillor
Related terms
- Privy Councillor
Translations
member of a city council
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