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Definition of Councillor
1. Noun. A member of a council.
Group relationships: Council
Specialized synonyms: Councilman, Councilwoman
Generic synonyms: Fellow Member, Member
Derivative terms: Councillorship
Definition of Councillor
1. Noun. A member of a council. ¹
2. Noun. (British) A representative elected to a local authority. ¹
3. Noun. (politics) city councillor, a member of a city council. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Councillor
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Councillor
Literary usage of Councillor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Documents of English Constitutional History by George Burton Adams, Henry Morse Stephens (1906)
"You shall keep secret all matters committed and revealed to you as her Majesty's
councillor or that shall be treated of secretly in council. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"Wotton remained a privy councillor when Somerset reconstructed the council in
March 1646-7, but his duties at Calais prevented his frequent attendance at ..."
3. The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress, and Present State: With Some by Alexander Ross (1856)
"Alexander Christie, Governor of Assiniboine (the Colony) councillor. ...
James Bird, Esq., formerly Chief Factor, Hudson's Bay Company councillor. ..."
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