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councilor

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




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"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

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

The seigneur, although he is the supreme councilor of Charles VII, is in the secret recesses of his soul as English as ourselves, and as desirous as we of seeing his master vanquished.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne

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

The vote will see nearly 900 mayors and 11,000 local councilors elected for a four-year term.

From Washington Times Nov. 6, 2023

He bowed to his father, and nodded to the mute councilors.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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