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The accused include a nurse, a journalist, a prison warden, a local councillor, a soldier, lorry drivers and farm workers.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
The men ranged in age from 26 to 74, and included a nurse, a journalist, farmworkers, a soldier, and a local councillor, the Guardian reports.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Indian official drains reservoir to retrieve phone dropped while taking selfie
Local councillor Macarena Muñoz said he was accompanied by another British man, aged 24.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Firefighters, journalists, students, truck drivers, prison guards, nurses, retirees, city councillors, aged 26 to 74.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
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 3 Dec. 2024.
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councillor
noun
coun·cil·lor
variants
or councilor
: a member of a council
councillorship
noun
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