noun
Meaning 1
A member of a council.
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Standard Lemma guide
councillor
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noun
Meaning 2
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
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noun
Meaning 3
The title for someone elected to the role of councillor in a local council.
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noun
Meaning 4
a member of a council
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: council member
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Broader terms: member, fellow member
Narrower terms: councilman, councilwoman
History
Etymology
Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: zinegotzi — member of a city council
- Basque: erregidore — member of a city council
- Bulgarian: съветник (sǎvetnik) — member of a city council
- Catalan: regidor — member of a city council
- Catalan: regidora — member of a city council
- Catalan: edil — member of a city council
- Czech: radní — member of a city council
- Finnish: valtuutettu — member of a city council
- Finnish: kaupunginvaltuutettu — member of a city council
- French: conseiller — member of a city council
- French: conseillère — member of a city council
- French: conseiller municipal — member of a city council
- Galician: concelleiro — member of a city council
- Galician: concelleira — member of a city council
- Galician: conselleiro — member of a city council
- Galician: conselleira — member of a city council
- German: Stadtrat — member of a city council
- German: Gemeinderat — member of a city council
- German: Ratsmitglied — member of a city council
- Hindi: पार्षद (pārṣad) — member of a city council
- Italian: assessore — member of a city council
- Malagasy: mpanolotsaina — member of a city council
- Māori: kaikaunihera — member of a city council
- Māori: mema kaunihera — member of a city council
- Miami: aacimwa — member of a city council
- Occitan: conselhièr — member of a city council
- Polish: radny — member of a city council
- Polish: radna — member of a city council
- Portuguese: vereador — member of a city council
- Portuguese: vereadora — member of a city council
- Portuguese: conselheiro — member of a city council
- Portuguese: conselheira — member of a city council
- Russian: чле́н сове́та (člén sovéta) — member of a city council
- Russian: сове́тник (sovétnik) — member of a city council
- Spanish: concejal — member of a city council
- Spanish: regidor — member of a city council
- Spanish: regidora — member of a city council
- Spanish: edil — member of a city council
- Spanish: munícipe — member of a city council
- Spanish: conceller — member of a city council
- Spanish: concejil (disused) — member of a city council
- Tagalog: konsehal — member of a city council
- Welsh: cynghorydd — member of a city council
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