councillorcoun‧cil‧lor British English, councilor American English /ˈkaʊnsələ $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
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Write to your local councillor to complain. ► Do not confuse with counsellor (=someone whose job is to help people talk about and deal with their problems).
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- As a councillor himself, the author would surely have drawn attention to such a reversal.
- He is a parish councillor, school governor and a member of Yorkshire Water Consultative Committee.
- In close touch with the monarch, he was the best informed and most constantly attendant councillor.
- It has been passed round the parish councillors for any information or comments.
- Not until they opened a sealed box in Virginia did they even learn who were to be their councillors.
- The government was concerned that the administration of local services was being politically compromised by more assertive councillors.
- Trips abroad: County councillors have claimed £2,087 for trips abroad during the past year.
WORD SETS► Officials
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► conservative
a member of a council: · But Pat Butler, a school governor and a Conservative county councillor, is less sanguine.· Yet they must not lose the support of the environmental lobby or local Conservative councillors.
► elected· I have reflected on the position of elected councillors being allowed to become chairmen of college boards.· Does not the hon. Gentleman think it wrong in principle that elected councillors should be paid such salaries on these corporation bodies?· Voters also elected new regional councillors.
► labour· Does he agree that it is all about the priorities of Labour councillors?· Labour plans schools bid LABOUR councillors are bidding to overturn a decision which stalled reorganisation of Liverpool's special schools.· Darlington's Labour councillors were locked in negotiations with Kimberly-Clark management months before the company finally decided on Humberside.· We never see him round here, nor any of the Labour councillors, if it comes to that.· However, Labour councillors want a review to begin next year.
► leading· A leading councillor said yesterday that the charge is likely to be reduced after consultation currently being carried out.· A leading councillor is concerned about the way the Government is handing out community care cash.· Too often the literature gives the impression of leading councillors and officers being a united, cohesive group.
► liberal· The opposition cuts across party boundaries, with Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors all against the scheme.· He says that the council has already had extra funding, how much more do the labour and liberal democrat councillors want?· I think people wanted a change and that's why they voted for a liberal democrat councillor.
► local· These are composed largely of local councillors indirectly appointed by their local authority but not directly elected to these bodies.· The plan has the enthusiastic support of local councillors, who believe it will bring tourism and industry to the area.· However, most national politicians and local councillors share the civil service preference for the functional and centralized system based on Whitehall.· The chairman will take up the matter with the local councillors. 2.· Talk to your local councillor as well, if you feel there is a need which is not being met.· But local councillors say it's a silly idea.· But local councillors don't like them.
► privy· Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626.· He was created baronet in 1895 and a privy councillor in 1906.
► regional· The project has also been endorsed by 11 of the city's 19 regional councillors including new Chairman Bob Chiarelli.· In Great Britain there are some 20,650 district and borough councillors and some 4,100 county, regional and islands councillors.· Voters also elected new regional councillors.
► tory· New chairman, Tory councillor Keith Bland admitted that the council had made mistakes.· A TORY councillor says Labour advertising on buses in Darlington will put people off using them.
NOUN► borough· A recent report by borough councillor and community health council chairwoman Eleanor Young made the point clearly.· And a report to Darlington borough councillors says the plans could affect small housing developments to the south of Court Arcade.· The Sainsbury plans have received wholehearted support from borough councillors anxious to attract a prestigious development to the Grange Road site.· In Great Britain there are some 20,650 district and borough councillors and some 4,100 county, regional and islands councillors.· Darlington borough councillors heard the two-storey extension at Walworth Castle Hotel would not affect the ancient part of the building.
► city· On July 17, 11 city councillors were arrested in Reggio Calabria.· It will be put to city councillors next week at the information and leisure committee meeting.· The attractions of LET's scheme are easy for city councillors to appreciate.· It did happen at times but they were usually people who fancied their power, such as city councillors.· He is a city councillor for the Peartree ward.· Read in studio A new video that's intended to attract more tourists to Oxford has been condemned by city councillors.· Former city councillors John Nelson, 49, and Hannah Folan, 47, face one charge each.
► county· Trips abroad: County councillors have claimed £2,087 for trips abroad during the past year.· Time allowed 00:19 Read in studio A controversial plan for a bypass around Aylesbury has been delayed by county councillors.· If our county councillors don't look after us then the future is bleak.· But county councillors claimed it would reduce parental choice by restricting the number of 11-year-old pupils the popular school can recruit.· The review's been welcomed by the county councillor who represents the Fairford area.· Durham county councillors decided at a private meeting yesterday that the club building in Duke Street should be repossessed.· But Pat Butler, a school governor and a Conservative county councillor, is less sanguine.
► democrat· The opposition cuts across party boundaries, with Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors all against the scheme.· He says that the council has already had extra funding, how much more do the labour and liberal democrat councillors want?· I think people wanted a change and that's why they voted for a liberal democrat councillor.
► district· He has an adult son, David, and is also a Mid Suffolk district councillor.· County and district councillors came along and after searching questions, agreed with our plan wholeheartedly and gave us very good advice.· Phil Hughes, a district councillor and parish councillor, who lives in Bowes parish.· Meal fees: Wear Valley district councillors are being asked to approve increased charges for meals on wheels and luncheon clubs.· Local district councillors are furious that they are being forced by the Government to introduce fees for commercial waste collection.· He also served as a district councillor for eight years, before retiring in July last year.· Recognising the problem, district councillors have come up with a much needed cash injection to ease the crisis.
► parish· He concluded by thanking vice-chairman Tony Rudgard who has produced the useful monthly newsletter for parish councillors.· Campaigners now hope parish councillors will abandon their scheme for 30 new lights and accept alternative proposals instead.· He is a parish councillor, school governor and a member of Yorkshire Water Consultative Committee.· He spent 33 years as a parish councillor, 24 of them as parish council chairman.· Phil Hughes, a district councillor and parish councillor, who lives in Bowes parish.· Traffic moan: Parish councillors at Robin Hood's Bay are calling for policing to be stepped up.
► town· Javier Mugica Astibia, a town councillor in Navarra, by placing a bomb under his van.· He is a former Whitby town councillor and was elected to Cleveland county council in 1985.· The town councillors said the fountain was the first of many such gifts that would improve the villagers' quality of life.
► ward· Gresham ward councillor Barry Coppinger has taken up their case.
VERB► elect· Aldermen were indirectly elected by the councillors for a six-year term and comprised one-quarter of the total council membership.· They were kidding themselves if they believed they were just electing a bunch of councillors to run local services.· Besides the elected councillors, members of existing community-based organisations were supposed to take part in the process.
► tell· Mr Newport told councillors that one Monday 146 juggernauts were unloaded at Park Foods.· The chief executive or clerk of the authority will tell the councillor when they apply to him.
Write to your local councillor to complain. ► Do not confuse with counsellor (=someone whose job is to help people talk about and deal with their problems).