councillor

plural councillors · alternative councilor · alternative obsolete rare councilour · alternative obsolete councillour

1. A member of a council.
2. In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.

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   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

   Synonyms: councilman

plural Councillors · alternative UK abbreviation Cllr · alternative Australia abbreviation Cr

1. The title for someone elected to the role of councillor in a local council.