councillor

Everyday

1. A person elected to sit on a council, especially a town, city or local council, to make decisions for the area. tree →
2. (more general) A member of any council, such as a school council: «a school councillor». tree →

In the lessons

In citizenship and social studies: councillors run local services such as bins, parks, libraries and roads; people vote for them. At school: pupils may be elected class or school councillors. In news and everyday life: you can write to your councillor about a broken streetlight. Phrases: «local councillor», «city councillor», «school councillor», «elected councillor».

Examples

• Our local councillor came to open the new playground. tree →
• I was voted school councillor for my class. tree →
• Write to your councillor about the potholes. tree →
• The councillors voted to build a new library. tree →
• My aunt is a city councillor in Melbourne. tree →
• The school councillors asked for more benches in the yard. tree →
• A councillor visited our class to talk about democracy. tree →
• The Councillor stood still, and watched a most strange procession pass by. tree →

Note

British/Australian/NZ spelling «councillor»; American «councilor». Homophone trap: «counsellor» (US «counselor») is a person who gives advice, such as a school counsellor. A council makes decisions; counsel is advice. Capital C before a name as a title: «Councillor Patel».

In Jewish tradition

An adviser or official, here among Babylonian leaders. In the primary lessons: In citizenship and social studies: councillors run local services such as bins, parks, libraries and roads; people vote for them. At school: pupils may be elected class or school councillors. In news and everyday life: you can write to your councillor about a broken streetlight. Phrases: «local councillor», «city councillor», «school councillor», «elected councillor».

Examples

• the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and rulers all of them, captains and councillors, all of them riding upon horses. (Prophets EZK.23.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

British/Australian/NZ spelling «councillor»; American «councilor». Homophone trap: «counsellor» (US «counselor») is a person who gives advice, such as a school counsellor. A council makes decisions; counsel is advice. Capital C before a name as a title: «Councillor Patel».