noun
Freq #16442
Meanings
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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
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Word family
Forms
councillors
Derived forms
cllrcouncillorship
Etymology
Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or.