councilor
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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
The king entered and touched the bell which stood on the writing-table; the privy councilor presented himself.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
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
The vote for the Senate is carried out the 125 members of the National Assembly and the 11,622 local commune councilors.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“The newly elected district councilors come from diverse backgrounds,” Hong Kong leader John Lee said.
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
