councilor

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"As a municipality, we do not have the legal authority to arbitrarily prohibit the establishment of new businesses, since in Chile there is freedom to engage in economic activities," councilor Nelda Gil told AFP.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“The primary school is full, in fact an extension has just been built,” said Bill Lobban, a local councilor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

His prior public service, as councilor, then deputy mayor, of a Sydney suburb ended abruptly in 2009 amid displays of undiplomatic temper.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

Anab Awale, a district councilor in Mitte who is Somali German, said the nonchalance of German officials toward comfort women revisionism was clear evidence that Germany’s own racial inequalities remain unresolved.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

And now, when the sudden, but by no means unexpected, rupture took place, it was easy enough to lay aside the privy councilor and remain the doctor.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold