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Councillor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a council.
  2. 2
    The title for someone elected to the role of councillor in a local council.
  3. 3
    a member of a council wordnet
  4. 4
    In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.

    "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."

Etymology

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

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