Councillor Meaning
/ˈkaʊnsɪlər/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA member of a council.
nounIn particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
Sentence Examples
I'm a councillor, too.
A councillor in this parish council was removed from the meeting by an intrusive clerk.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The elected ____ promised to improve road safety in the neighborhood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I'm a ____, too.
Word Origin & History
Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly. […] At a city council meeting on Oct. 8, Campbell River councillors discussed a letter sent by the B.C. Geographical Names Office inviting comments on the name changes."
— 2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News:
"And it had been a close-run thing for many of the nearest - perhaps too close. Councillor Renee Spector, a senior member of Birmingham City Council planning committee, told the local press that the accident might force "a rethink" about the way it considered future applications. "There is a case for a buffer zone, but the problem is that land is at such a premium it is difficult to insist on a large distance between houses and railway lines," she said."
— 2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The elected ____ promised to improve road safety in the neighborhood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I'm a ____, too.