Examples of councillor in a Sentence
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Qin was also removed as a state councillor on Tuesday, CCTV reported.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
Both Li and Qin serve among China’s five state councillors, a senior position in the cabinet that outranks a regular minister.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
No one is saying why Qin, who was only foreign minister for seven months, has retained the position of state councillor – a senior role in China’s cabinet which Li also holds.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
The councillors in Oxford had to issue a video statement calling for a return to rationality, but little seems to have helped lower the temperature.
—Doug Gordon, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
The security guard lets go of Ruiter within a few seconds, and the councillor escapes with a red mark across his neck.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
During the pre-council meeting, councillors debated whether to amend the city’s fireworks ordinance.
—Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
John Moss, a local councillor in the northeastern district of Waltham Forest, part of which will fall in the new ULEZ zone, says the evidence produced by the mayor for the expansion shows little benefit for London’s air quality by 2030 compared with that produced by the original zone.
—Ciara Nugent, Time, 11 Aug. 2021
The councillor has made these giant hyperscalers the defining issue of his political career.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
Both Li and Qin serve among China’s five state councillors, a senior position in the cabinet that outranks a regular minister.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
No one is saying why Qin, who was only foreign minister for seven months, has retained the position of state councillor – a senior role in China’s cabinet which Li also holds.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
The councillors in Oxford had to issue a video statement calling for a return to rationality, but little seems to have helped lower the temperature.
—Doug Gordon, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
The security guard lets go of Ruiter within a few seconds, and the councillor escapes with a red mark across his neck.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
During the pre-council meeting, councillors debated whether to amend the city’s fireworks ordinance.
—Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
John Moss, a local councillor in the northeastern district of Waltham Forest, part of which will fall in the new ULEZ zone, says the evidence produced by the mayor for the expansion shows little benefit for London’s air quality by 2030 compared with that produced by the original zone.
—Ciara Nugent, Time, 11 Aug. 2021
The councillor has made these giant hyperscalers the defining issue of his political career.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
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15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Councillor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councillor. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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councillor
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: a member of a council
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