councillor
Local government member
A councillor is a member of a council—typically an elected official serving on a local governing body such as a city or town council.
The spelling councillor is standard in British English and Commonwealth countries, while councilor is the American form.
She's been a councillor for twelve years.
Elected municipal legislator
- wardProtected person; division
- bylawInternal governing rule
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- mayorElected head of municipality
borough · district · committee · ratepayer · precinct · subdivision · infrastructure · residents
Organized effort toward goal
- electionOrganized public voting
- partyGathering for celebration
- platformRaised flat structure
- voteFormal choice expression
incumbent · opposition · reelection · endorsement · nomination · canvassing · ballot · candidacy
Formal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- forumGathering place for discourse
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
roundtable · motion · proceedings · session · hearing · testimony · recommendation · consensus
Adopted principle of action
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
jurisdiction · charter · ordinance · compliance · stewardship · portfolio · scrutiny · subcommittee
alderman
Elected municipal legislator
mayor · borough · district · committee · ratepayer · precinct · subdivision · infrastructure · residents · chamber
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
vote · incumbent · opposition · reelection · endorsement · nomination · canvassing · ballot · candidacy · caucus
debate
Formal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- forumGathering place for discourse
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
discourse · roundtable · motion · proceedings · session · hearing · testimony · recommendation · consensus · dissent
policy
Adopted principle of action
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
authority · jurisdiction · charter · ordinance · compliance · stewardship · portfolio · scrutiny · subcommittee · budget
constituents
Parts of a whole
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
liaison · proxy · electorate · voter · mandate · trustee · petition · casework · surgery · ombudsman
- Indian governancezilla, collector, municipality, cantonment, subdivision
- Japanese Courtcourtier, noble, nobleman, noblewoman, Fujiwara
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- spellingscolour, color, favour, favor, honour
councillormayor
Elected head of municipality
chief executive · president · premier · governor · prime minister
councillorconstituent
Member of electoral district
private citizen · citizen · voter · resident · member of the public
- town councillorElected local legislative official
- privy councillorSovereign's official counselor