Councillor is an English word with synonyms like member. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Councillor meaning
- A member of a council.
- In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
Synonyms of Councillor
Using Councillor
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a council. | In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
- Useful related words include: council member, member.
- In the example corpus, councillor often appears in combinations such as: councillor for, councillor has, and councillor.
Context around Councillor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 19 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Councillor
- In this selection, "councillor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, town, backed, ward, currie, colville and gordon stand out and add context to how "councillor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a town councillor, about the councillor s behaviour, conservative councillor, city councillor and councillor david. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "councillor" sits close to words such as humanity, tennis and locals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with councillor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Councillor Maureen Burke, Labour, proposed refusal seconded by councillor Ikhlaq. (10 words)
Councillor Preece questioned Councillor Lyons’ reference to an October completion date however. (12 words)
Councillor Alexander Winning is replacing Councillor Darren Paffey as the cabinet member for children and learning. (16 words)
Commenting on two complaints about the councillor's behaviour, the council's chief monitoring officer Gareth Owens said: “(The complaints) both relate to the same incident and the same councillor who is both a county and a town councillor. (39 words)
According to DA PR councillor for ward 101, Sharmaine Sewshanker, Deputy Mayor Councillor Fawzia Peer denied a motion by Sewshanker and chief whip, Councillor Thabani Mthethwa, for a mobile station to be considered for the area. (36 words)
Councillor Damian Corfield, ward councillor for Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews, has been promoted to cabinet member responsible for highways and the environment – following the departure of Councillor Shaz Saleem from the cabinet. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Councillor Currie’s motion was seconded by Councillor Colville, while Councillor Gordon Blair backed Councillor Armour’s amendment.
Councillor Damian Corfield, ward councillor for Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews, has been promoted to cabinet member responsible for highways and the environment – following the departure of Councillor Shaz Saleem from the cabinet.
Commenting on two complaints about the councillor's behaviour, the council's chief monitoring officer Gareth Owens said: “(The complaints) both relate to the same incident and the same councillor who is both a county and a town councillor.
Councillor Robert Raphael, chairman of Wychavon District Council and Evesham town councillor, said: "Peter was an excellent town and county councillor, world-class ambassador for Evesham and first-rate friend.
Councillor Ernest Smith, Councillor Nicole Bollman and Councillor Emmanuel Mhlongo, deputy caucus leader, at the site of the temporary stables being erected on a property alongside Umgeni Road.
According to DA PR councillor for ward 101, Sharmaine Sewshanker, Deputy Mayor Councillor Fawzia Peer denied a motion by Sewshanker and chief whip, Councillor Thabani Mthethwa, for a mobile station to be considered for the area.
As per convention, AAP sources contended, the senior-most councillor — in this case, Adarsh Nagar councillor Mukesh Kumar Goel — should have been nominated the presiding officer of the meeting to elect the mayor.
Councillor Alexander Winning is replacing Councillor Darren Paffey as the cabinet member for children and learning.
Councillor Cliff Foggo disputed some of the facts found by the panel which he said were flawed, while Councillor Julie Craig questioned the length of time proceedings and an external investigation had taken.
Councillor Fishwick also said the proposed changes would be advertised in January 2024, and would discuss the new length of the lines with councillor Blumenthal.
Councillor John Shaw, who represents Renfrew North and Braehead, asked for a site visit to take place – a request which was accepted by board convener Councillor Jim Paterson.
Councillor Maureen Burke, Labour, proposed refusal seconded by councillor Ikhlaq.
Councillor Pip Allnatt won the leadership of Melton, following an annual council meeting on Wednesday, with Councillor Jewel Miah taking up the role for Charnwood after he was voted in on Monday.
Councillor Preece questioned Councillor Lyons’ reference to an October completion date however.
Councillor Sam Carling, the executive councillor for open spaces and city services, said it was not proposed to remove the play park.
Councillor Shaun Slator, Independent councillor for St Mary Cray ward in Bromley, replied to a tweet from the News Shopper on December 31 reporting an alleged rape in Plumstead park.
Councillor Sonya Dickie said: "As one councillor who has raised these issues I am pleased to see this report.
Councillor Tim Pickstone also sent a video message to state his objections as the local councillor for the area.
Dorset Councillor Louie O'Leary took the reins as chairman of the group from interim chairman and fellow councillor Tony Ferrari.
Former Cairneyhill councillor Alan Kenney and David went back a long time through his work with the council and as a councillor.
Phrases with councillor
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with councillor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: