councillor C1 Topic:Places & Geography Freq #16442 Meanings 1 noun A member of a local council, especially one elected to a city or town authority. A local councillor questioned whether the project was moving too quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a member of a local... council membercouncilman More councilmembercouncilwoman Word family Forms councillors Derived forms cllrcouncillorship Etymology AI details Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or. Topics Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # councillor **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **Frequency rank:** 16442 ## Meanings 1. A member of a local council, especially one elected to a city or town authority. ## Examples - A local councillor questioned whether the project was moving too quickly. ## Synonyms - councilmember - councilwoman ## Derived Forms - cllr - councillorship ## Etymology Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or. ## AI Etymology Councillor is an alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as cllr and councillorship. In present use it covers a member of a local council, especially one elected to a city or town authority. ## Topics - Places & Geography - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown