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councilor

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




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Miller’s district favors the GOP, yet recent polls show him trailing his Democratic opponent, a city councilor and ironworker named Brian Poindexter.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

"As a municipality, we do not have the legal authority to arbitrarily prohibit the establishment of new businesses, since in Chile there is freedom to engage in economic activities," councilor Nelda Gil told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Another figure who has been mentioned for a top job is Daniel Garodnick, a former city councilor who was heavily involved in outgoing Mayor Eric Adams’s “City of Yes” initiative to spur new housing development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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

McGuire caught the eyes of the councilor, their keeper.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various

Some city councilors and state senators are now lobbying to make this permanent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The three representatives will immediately become the largest number of councilors this neighborhood has ever had.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024

Similar emails from the same sender have gone to other people of color — including Portland, Maine, city councilors Victoria Pelletier and Pious Ali, who recently ran for mayor.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

There were significant vacancies as well: A large number of district councilors who declined to take a new oath of allegiance resigned from their seats in 2021.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

On these occasions, the regent was surrounded by his amapbakathi, a group of councilors of high rank who functioned as the regent’s parliament and judiciary.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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