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councilor

[koun-suh-ler, -sler] / ˈkaʊn sə lər, -slər /
NOUN
city father
Synonyms
WEAK




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“The primary school is full, in fact an extension has just been built,” said Bill Lobban, a local councilor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

His prior public service, as councilor, then deputy mayor, of a Sydney suburb ended abruptly in 2009 amid displays of undiplomatic temper.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

Anab Awale, a district councilor in Mitte who is Somali German, said the nonchalance of German officials toward comfort women revisionism was clear evidence that Germany’s own racial inequalities remain unresolved.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

“This is an opportunity for economic growth,” says Ericka Alneus, the city councilor behind the 24-hour plan.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

The poet of the 'Robbers' with its motto In tyrannos, the fugitive from the military school; and the Jena professor, the Weimar court councilor who wrote 'The Homage of the Arts,'—are two different portraits.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various