councilor
[
koun
-s
uh
-ler, -sler]
/ˈkaʊn sə lər, -slər/
noun
1.
a member of a council.
2.
counselor
.
Also,
councillor
.
Origin
1300-50;
council
+
-or
2
; replacing
Middle English
conseiler
<
Anglo-French:
adviser; see
counselor
Related forms
councilorship,
noun
Examples from the web for
councilor
Tang has taken a new job overseeing foreign affairs as a state
councilor
.
British Dictionary definitions for
councilor
councillor
/
ˈkaʊnsələ
/
noun
1.
a member of a council
Derived Forms
councillorship,
(
US
)
councilorship,
noun
counsellor
councilor
/
ˈkaʊnsələ
/
noun
1.
a variant US spelling of
councillor
2.
an archaic spelling of
counsellor
Derived Forms
councilorship,
noun
Word Origin and History for
councilor
n.
see
councillor
.