councillor

noun

coun·​cil·​lor ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər 

variants or councilor

: a member of a council

councillorship

ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of councillor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mayor of Mayhem traces the right-wing populist mayor’s career and fall from grace, featuring the investigative journalists who reported on the scandal, city councillors, and people who worked for Ford. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 16 June 2025

Attleboro city councillors enshrined those concerns into law this November, unanimously voting to ban construction of gasification plants in the city. —IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2011

Giovanni Andrea Martini, a councillor for the opposition, said that Bezos, the third richest person in the world, should at least consider making up for the disruption his wedding will cause by donating money towards restoring some 1,000 homes that have been abandoned in the city. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025

Maheen Kamran, 18, won the Burnley Central East seat on the Lancashire County Council, while Azhar Ali won the position of county councillor for the Nelson East ward. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for councillor

• councilor
• counsellor
• counselor

Kids Definition

councillor

noun

coun·​cil·​lor

variants or councilor

ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər 

: a member of a council

Legal Definition

councillor

noun

coun·​cil·​lor

variants or councilor

ˈkau̇n-sə-lər 

: a member of a council

councillorship noun