Definition of 'councillor'
Word forms: plural councillors
regional note: in AM, use councilor
countable noun & title noun
A councillor is a member of a local council.
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councillor in British English
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▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with counsellora member of a council
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councillorship (ˈcouncillorˌship) or US councilorship (ˈcouncilorˌship) noun
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councillor
- American English: council member /ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər/
- Arabic: عَضُو مَجْلِس
- Brazilian Portuguese: vereador
- Chinese: 议员
- Croatian: vijećnik
- Czech: radní
- Danish: rådgiver
- Dutch: raadslid
- European Spanish: concejal
- Finnish: neuvoston jäsen
- French: élu local
- German: Ratsmitglied
- Greek: μέλος συμβουλίου
- Italian: consigliere
- Japanese: 地方議会議員
- Korean: 의원 정치가
- Norwegian: styremedlem
- Polish: radny
- European Portuguese: vereador
- Romanian: consilier
- Russian: советник
- Latin American Spanish: concejal
- Swedish: kommunfullmäktig
- Thai: สมาชิกสภาเทศบาล
- Turkish: belediye meclis üyesi
- Ukrainian: член ради
- Vietnamese: thành viên hội đồng
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