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COUNCILLOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a council

Synonyms:

council member; councillor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("councillor" is a kind of...):

fellow member; member (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "councillor"):

councilman (a man who is a council member)

councilwoman (a woman who is a council member)

Holonyms ("councillor" is a member of...):

council (a meeting of people for consultation)

Derivation:

councillorship (the position of council member)

Credits