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Line 87: ==Other countries== In [[~~Austrlia~~Australia]], [[The Bahamas]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]] and other parts of the [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]], as well as in the [[Republic of Ireland]], a '''councillor''' or '''councilor''' is an elected representative on a [[local government]] council. In the [[Netherlands]], a member of the [[City Council (the Netherlands)\|municipal council]] is called a ''gemeenteraadslid'' or ''raadslid''. Someone out of this group who is elected to serve on the municipal executive is called a ''[[wethouder]]'', which is usually translated as "alderman" or "councillor". The Dutch word for mayor is ''burgermeester''. This is expressed in English as "mayor" or "''[[burgomaster]]''". The municipal executive is referred to collectively as the ''[[College van Burgemeester en Wethouders]]''.

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