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How to pronounce councillor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms council member
Type of fellow member, member
Has types councilman, councilwoman
Derivation councillorship

Examples of councillor

councillor
Became a councillor in the unfashionable south London borough of Merton in 1986.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The tribunal found he was not acting as a councillor so it could take no action.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
Graham Ballinger, councillor for Greenhill, had 919 votes and a majority of 564.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
I am delighted to be able to stand for election as councillor for Aldenham East.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
He came to politics relatively late when elected as a Labour councillor in 1994.
From the guardian.co.uk
All the work I've done as a councillor or authority member has been cross-party.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Auckland councillor Arthur Anae is calling for an overhaul of the wardens'image.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Derek Beacon was subsequently elected as the BNP's first councillor in Millwall.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Former deputy mayor and four-time city councillor Joe Pantalone is the long shot.
From the theepochtimes.com
More examples
  • Council member: a member of a council
  • (Councillors) (Also refers to Board members, directors, committee members and trustees.) Those people appointed or elected to governing bodies that are put in place to steer a not-for-profit organisation towards its mission and take responsibility for its performance.
  • A person elected to a county, city or urban district council to represent the interests of those living in the area covered by the council
  • An elected representative at local government level who sits on the municipal or city council.