council — counsel —
(councillor — counsellor)
“Council” is ‘the word given to a group of people elected, appointed or chose (a committee or an administrative body) to give advice, make rules and laws, etc.’; and a “Councillor” is ‘a member of such group’,
e.g.
The councillors of our town municipal council meet once in every month.
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“Counsel” means ‘advice, opinion, suggestion, etc.’; and in law, a ‘counsel’ is a ‘practising barrister (lawyer) who sometimes gives legal counsel (legal advice)’; and as the transitive verb ‘to counsel’ means ‘to give advice’; and a ‘counsellor’ is ‘a person who gives counsel’,
e.g.
The young must always seek the counsel of the old.
Our company counsel advised us not to release our products with the name which was similar to another product already on the market.
The senior staff members were invited to counsel on the administrative matters.
The school board is appointing an academic counsellor who advises the new teaching staff on how to conduct the classes more efficiently.
