What's the difference between councilor and counselor?

Councilor


Definition:

  • (n.) A member of a council.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Caroline Lucas is just as effective a communicator as Nigel Farage and the Greens have a stronger councilor and party base than Ukip.
  • (2) The letter to the Aguarico councilors was signed by PetroEcuador representative Carmen Peralvo Guzman and environment ministry representative Carlos Villon Zambrano.
  • (3) Between meetings of these Delegates, the CMA Councilors, elected by their district membership, implement the directives of the Delegates and set interim policies.
  • (4) He has been supported in his stance against the Linden centre by councilor Andrew Bond, who called Yore's exhibition "complete smut", and by resident Adrian Jackson.
  • (5) There is nothing peaceful about it.” Petros Constantinou, a municipal councilor who runs a prominent anti-racism group in Athens, called the decision “ridiculous and provocative.” “To give the prize to an institution of war and racism is ridiculous,” he said.

Counselor


Definition:

  • (n.) One who counsels; an adviser.
  • (n.) A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate. [See under Consilor.]
  • (n.) One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Candidates for a counselor-training program (136 Ss; 86% women; average age 44 yr.) took the GAIT in 18 groups and completed written forms for staff screening.
  • (2) Counselors who serve pregnant US teens face a number of obstacles in communicating adoption as a positive alternative.
  • (3) This paper describes the counseling program implemented by a social worker and a family planning counselor for female clinic patients requesting sterilization.
  • (4) The type of counselor utilized did not affect the level of compliance with either dependent variable.
  • (5) This study is based on interviews with Southern lesbian and gay young adults and survey data from school counselors and prospective teachers living in the South.
  • (6) The counselor, usually a woman, may have a background or training in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, or nursing.
  • (7) This finding does not support the contention that a history of drinking and rehabilitation enhances the perception of counselor empathy among alcoholics.
  • (8) Counselors were not asked directly which theories they used.
  • (9) Stepwise logistic regression indicated that clients who reported that their plans were influenced: came to counseling to get information for making a decision about whether to have a child; discussed this decision in depth with the counselor; and had more education than clients who said that they were not influenced.
  • (10) A competent and effective genetic counselor must recognize and deal with the psychological defense mechanisms which affected persons and parents of affected children use to cope with the strain of genetic disease in the family.
  • (11) Contributions to the integration and acceptance of the young stroke survivor by administrators, counselors, students, teachers, and school nurses are examined.
  • (12) Health and mental health centers employing both professional and nonprofessional counselors need to determine the value of adding outreach components to their services, and agencies which already have outreach programs may need to determine their relevance and effectiveness.
  • (13) A combination of clinical ratings from counselors and statistical data from client files was used to predict 'successful' and 'unsuccessful' outcomes.
  • (14) One intervention compared research breast-feeding bedside counseling by a trained counselor, who also made eight telephone calls during the first 3 months of the infant's life, with the routine breast-feeding counseling provided in the hospital by nurses.
  • (15) Thus, it has become essential for health professionals, counselors, and parents to become familiar with characteristics of the high-risk teenager.
  • (16) A strong positive association was found between the counselors' attire and the clients' perception of the four selected characteristics of counselors.
  • (17) Smokers requesting self-help materials for smoking cessation (N = 2,021) were randomized to receive (a) an experimental self-quitting guide emphasizing nicotine fading and other nonaversive behavioral strategies, (b) the same self-quitting guide with a support guide for the quitter's family and friends, (c) self-quitting and support guides along with four brief counselor calls, or (d) a control guide providing motivational and quit tips and referral to locally available guides and programs.
  • (18) Structured meetings between the mother, a vocational counselor, and deaf adults affirmed and expanded the more positive images.
  • (19) Genetic counselors might focus on understanding counselees' feelings concerning the reproductive decision.
  • (20) Acting as the advocates and counselors of adolescents, the NFHWs will help to prepare the expectant mothers for the arrival of their infant.

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