councilors
Local government members
Councilors are members of a council—an official body that meets to advise, deliberate, or govern.
City councilors vote on local ordinances; student councilors represent their peers.
The spelling councilor (American) or councillor (British) distinguishes this from counselor, one who gives advice or guidance.
The councilors debated the zoning proposal for hours.
Elected municipal legislators
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- regentsGoverning body members
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
representatives · deputies · prefects · selectmen · mayors · treasurers · supervisors · delegates
Organizational oversight and control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
management · policy · regulation · bureaucracy · municipal · civic · local government · constituency
Formal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
conferencing · planning · weighing · evaluation · consensus · negotiation · mediation · caucus
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
ordinances · bills · statutes · resolutions · motions · amendments · bylaws · enactments
aldermen
Elected municipal legislators
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- regentsGoverning body members
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
magistrates · representatives · deputies · prefects · selectmen · mayors · treasurers · supervisors · delegates · appointees
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
stewardship · management · policy · regulation · bureaucracy · municipal · civic · local government · constituency · district
debate
Formal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
discourse · conferencing · planning · weighing · evaluation · consensus · negotiation · mediation · caucus · briefing
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
legislation · ordinances · bills · statutes · resolutions · motions · amendments · bylaws · enactments · votes
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- council officialsmayors, deputy mayors, town clerks, aldermen, provosts
- local councilscity commission, county board, town board, board of supervisors, aldermen
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, governor, mayors
councilorsmayors
Elected municipal leaders
chief executives · autocrats · governors · presidents · monarchs
councilorsconstituents
Parts of a whole
citizens · residents · voters · subjects · electorate
- city councilorElected local government member