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consilier
councillor /konsiliˈer/
noun#2525 most common
Also: advisor, counselor
Example sentences
El este consilier.
He is a councillor.
Consilierul meu de la bancă este foarte amabil.
My advisor at the bank is very kind.
Primarul a discutat cu consilierii locali despre buget.
The mayor discussed the budget with the local councillors.
Ea a devenit consilieră juridică după terminarea facultății.
She became a legal advisor after finishing university.
Consilierul prezidențial a demisionat după scandal.
The presidential advisor resigned after the scandal.
Fără sfatul consilierilor săi, regele nu ar fi luat această decizie.
Without the advice of his councillors, the king would not have made this decision.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | consilierul | consilierii |
| Genitive | consilierului | consilierilor |
| Accusative | consilierul | consilierii |
| Vocative | consiliere | consilierilor |
Word family
consiliucouncil, board
a consiliato advise, counsel
consilierecounseling, guidance
consilierăfemale councillor
consultativadvisory
Etymology
Consilier entered Romanian in the 19th century, part of the wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the language's political and administrative vocabulary. It traces to Latin consiliarius, an agent noun built on consilium (counsel, deliberation, plan). French conseiller shaped the final form and the word's spread through European administrative usage.
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