English Explanatory Dictionary

councillor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a council.
  2. In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
noun
  1. The title for someone elected to the role of councillor in a local council.

Word forms

councillor councillors councilor councilour councillour Cllr Cr

Etymology

Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or.

Synonyms

councilmember councilwoman councilman

Related words

Privy Councillor

Derived words

cllr councillorship
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