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councilists

councilists is the plural of councilist.

Meaning of councilist

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

Questions about councilists

What is councilists the plural of?
Councilists is the plural of councilist.

Words near councilists in the dictionary

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

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