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councilor

councilor is the US standard spelling of councillor.

Meaning of councillor

Noun

councillor (plural councillors)

  1. A member of a council.
  2. In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
    • The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly. […] At a city council meeting on Oct. 8, Campbell River councillors discussed a letter sent by the B.C. Geographical...2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News
    Synonyms:
    councilman

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Forms of councilor

pluralcouncilors

Questions about councilor

What is councilor the US standard spelling of?
Councilor is the US standard spelling of councillor.

Words near councilor in the dictionary

  1. councilmate
  2. councilmates
  3. councilmember
  4. councilmembers
  5. councilmen
  6. councilor
  7. councilors
  8. councilorship
  9. councilorships
  10. councilour
  11. councilours

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