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councilist

councilist noun: one who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.

Noun

councilist (plural councilists)

  1. (obsolete) One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.
    • I will in three months be an expert Counceliſt.1642 April, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually...
  2. A communist who advocates workers' councils

Forms of councilist

pluralcouncilists

Origin of councilist

From council + -ist.

Questions about councilist

What does councilist mean?
Councilist means one who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.
What part of speech is councilist?
Councilist is a noun.
What is the plural of councilist?
The plural of councilist is councilists.

Words near councilist in the dictionary

  1. council taxes
  2. council-housed
  3. counciled
  4. counciling
  5. councilism
  6. councilist
  7. councilists
  8. councilled
  9. councilling
  10. councillings
  11. councillist

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