councillor

See also: counsellor, counselor, and Councillor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

councillor (plural councillors) (British spelling, Canadian spelling) (primary)

  1. A member of a council.
  2. In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
    • 2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News‎[1]:
      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.

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Derived terms

  • Privy Councillor

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