councilist

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noun

One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.

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Meanings

nouncouncilist (plural councilists)

plural councilists

  1. obsoleteOne who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.

    I will in three months be an expert Counceliſt.

    1642 April, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 197
  2. A communist who advocates workers' councils

Origin

From council + -ist.

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APA

councilist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/councilist

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“councilist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/councilist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “councilist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/councilist.

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