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“Councilor” or “Councillor”

Councilor is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while councillor is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “councilor” and 8 prefer “councillor”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country councilor councillor Preference
United States 71 29 “councilor”
United Kingdom 7 93 “councillor”
India 14 86 “councillor”
Philippines 95 5 “councilor”
Canada 14 86 “councillor”
Australia 14 86 “councillor”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 7 93 “councillor”
New Zealand 18 82 “councillor”
Jamaica 18 82 “councillor”
Trinidad & Tobago 18 82 “councillor”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“councilor”

  • …an uncle of the national councilor and mayor of Solothurn Wilhelm…
  • She previously served as opposition councilor of the municipality of El…
  • …over ten years the international councilor of the WWF with delegation…
  • Born: Arnold Koller, Swiss Federal Councilor, President 1984 to 1985
  • …politics and was a city councilor in Salt Lake City and…
  • The councilor, the police officers and the…
  • …night.” Fang Xuanling, the grand councilor, also praised Li Daliang greatly,…
  • …as a banker, journalist, town councilor, and, obviously, a priest.
  • Councilor
  • Abellanosa served as City Councilor for three consecutive terms from…

“councillor”

  • …alderman on 9 November 1926), Councillor Burton William Eills JP (Liberal,…
  • Councillor of the Overseas Chinese Affairs…
  • …Chris Charlton and Conservative city councillor Tom Jackson posing credible challenges.
  • …each of which elects a councillor by first-past-the-post voting.
  • A Sinn Féin councillor said the trouble began when…
  • …the Maharaja appointed him judicial councillor, a post in which he…
  • Defeated as a county councillor in 1945, Gardiner was elected…
  • …his 25-year service as District Councillor.
  • In March 2003, Toronto Councillor Jack Layton resigned as councillor…
  • …April 14, former Ward 8 councillor Don Ross announced he would…

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