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Mary-Jane Jeanes, a member of environmental group Friends of the Earth and a former Liberal Democrat councillor in Merton, pointed to some of the ecological damage the expansion would do and the long period in which local residents would be affected by the development.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Local councillor, John Dwyer didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Rio de Janeiro City councillor Carlos Bolsonaro, congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro — all sons of the former president — are also under investigation in different cases.
—Mauricio Savarese, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
The accused include a nurse, a journalist, a prison warden, a local councillor, a soldier, lorry drivers and farm workers.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Local councillor, John Dwyer didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Rio de Janeiro City councillor Carlos Bolsonaro, congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro — all sons of the former president — are also under investigation in different cases.
—Mauricio Savarese, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
The accused include a nurse, a journalist, a prison warden, a local councillor, a soldier, lorry drivers and farm workers.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Councillor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councillor. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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councillor
noun
coun·cil·lor
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or councilor
: a member of a council
councillorship
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