How to use councillor in a sentence
20 example sentences · noun
Councillor means a member of a council. Example: “The plan is expected to get the nod from councillors at the next meeting.”
Examples of councillor by meaning
nounIn particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
- Councillor Renee Spector, a senior member of Birmingham City Council planning committee, told the local press that the accident might force "a rethink" about the way it considered future applications.2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51
More sentences with councillor
- The plan is expected to get the nod from councillors at the next meeting.From the entry nod
- Before long, Silicon Roundabout had indeed been adopted by estate agents, local councillors and even No 10.2014 March 10, Cory Doctorow, “The slow death of Silicon Roundabout”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry Silicon Roundabout
- In the Nairobi City Council today, we have many councillors who were makangas.1994 July 5, Prof. Saitoti, “Report, Parliamentary Debates”, in Kenya National Assembly Official Record, volume 5, number 13, page 376. From the entry makanga
- At a city council meeting on Oct. 8, Campbell River councillors discussed a letter sent by the B.C.2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”…. From the entry B.C.
- Councillors voted in favour of the decision, which will see further consultations with user groups about how to re-scope the project.2023 November 21, Sarah Law, “Thunder Bay's long-awaited indoor turf facility delayed again as council seeks to cut costs”, in CBC News…. From the entry turf
- First Nation leaders in Ontario will support demonstrations and protests, until six band councillors are released from jail.2008 April 4, “Ontario Chiefs unite against jailing”, in Kenora Daily Miner and News, Kenora, Ont.: The Klein Group, →ISSN, →OCLC. From the entry First Nations
- In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.2026 January 14, Lisa Young, “Council delays decision about weedkiller use”, in BBC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026. From the entry fulfil
- Dancers and speeches marked the occasion and Ligwildaxw Elder and Wei Wai Kum councillor Lorraine Henderson read a declaration to the Big House.2024 July 3, Alistair Taylor, “Indigenous protection and conservation area created in Loughborough Inlet”, in Campbell River Mirror…. From the entry Ligwildaxw
- As for the LED street lights—Toronto currently mostly uses high-pressure sodium lamps or metal-halide lamps to light up the night—councillors were left in the dark.2023 August 15, Matt Elliott, “Toronto Hydro due for a jolt from Chow”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A7, column 3. From the entry metal-halide lamp
- In a move clearly designed to stoke the fires of Ford Nation and enrage left-leaning councillors, Ford came out swinging at left-leaning special interest groups.2012 June 1, Don Peat, “Ford vows to march on”, in Toronto Sun, Canada, retrieved 08 Aug 2014. From the entry Ford Nation
- Members of the public will be able to better identify their grassroots leaders and district councillors with the implementation of the new PA identity card.2010, People's Association (Singapore), (Online). From the entry grassroots leader
- Bramptonians elect five city councillors and five regional councillors (who sit on Peel Regional Council) to represent them at the municipal level.2009, Kristin R. Good, Municipalities and Multiculturalism: The Politics of Immigration in Toronto and Vancouver, Toronto: University of…. From the entry Bramptonian
- Vohumano came to be considered, first as one of the highangels attendant on him, and then formally as one of his six councillors.2004, George Rawlinson, The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. From the entry high angel
- Other fees were taken from new members of common councils, those who were raised to the aldermanate, and sometimes from those who resigned as councillors.1990, Stephen Porter, Exploring urban history: sources for local historians, page 99. From the entry aldermanate
- Hong Kong authorities have rejected an NGO’s application to open a homeless shelter in Cheung Sha Wan, just days after opposition from lawmakers, district councillors, and residents.2025 May 20, James Lee, “Hong Kong gov’t rejects NGO’s plan to open homeless shelter in Cheung Sha Wan following public opposition”, in…. From the entry Cheung Sha Wan
- 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.2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”…. From the entry reconciliation
- Another councillor pointed out that other figures featured elsewhere in the display, such as George Eliot (adultery) and Henry VIII (reginicide), were none too holy themselves.2000, Ed Glinert, Literary London: A Street by Street Exploration of the Capital’s Literary Heritage, Penguin Group, published 2007, →ISBN. From the entry reginicide
- As for painting, we have the portraits of Viceroys exhibited in the Government Council Hall, monstrous scarebugs made in series which may serve to terrorise our councillors.1961, T. B. Cunha, Goa's Freedom Struggle: Selected Writings of T. B. Cunha, page 87. From the entry scarebug
- This Council was called Demogerontia (municipality) and was composed of twelve members named municipal councillors, of one treasurer, and of the president of the Council, called Demogeron (mayor).1922, Michael D. Volonakes, The Island of Roses and Her Eleven Sisters: Or, The Dodecanese from the Earliest Time Down to the Present Day…. From the entry demogerontia
Meaning of councillor
- noun A member of a council.
- noun In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
Questions about councillor in a sentence
- How do you use councillor in a sentence?
- Councillor is used as a noun. For example: “The plan is expected to get the nod from councillors at the next meeting.”
- What is a short sentence with councillor?
- “In the Nairobi City Council today, we have many councillors who were makangas.”
- What does councillor mean?
- Councillor means a member of a council.
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