council member
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkaʊnsl ˈmɛmbər/
- The community gathered to discuss important issues with their elected council member.
- a city council member
- an elected council member
- local council members
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Watch on YouTubeHis old comrade, General Ozaro, now a council member, comes out to see him.
- His old comrade, General Ozaro, now a council member, comes out to see him.
- But the police unions have been so powerful, they have intimidated the City Council members and oftentimes the mayors.
- We have mayors, City Council members, governors that are attacking public safety and law and order.
- And in all fairness, sometimes City Council members don't know what's going on if we don't say something.
- And, you know, people can get their City Council members attention, you know, and there are really, really basic things to ask for.
- The only difference was that we learned that the person who signed it, the council member who signed it as mayor, wasn't in fact the mayor at the time.
- It revealed that the city's longest serving City Council member got snow shovel services on his St.
- And one of the council members, by the way, that she called a small dicked white man, I shit you not, hashtag what a racist bitch.
Examples
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All eyes were on the seven council members awaiting the final tally.
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A lot of people in town, including all the council members, want to see that place shut down.
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And, you know, people can get their City Council members attention, you know, and there are really, really basic things to ask for.
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Those are town council members.
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So, let's give the council members the benefit of the doubt for a moment.
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My fellow Council members, as a city we continue to grow, and growth is painful.
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You are relieved of your duties as council members effective immediately.
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In contrast, council members generally felt their counties treated all residents fairly.
Academic text (2017) -
I've recommended to the council members that they put this town on alert.
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As tribal council member Kenny Weston put it, "We have sovereignty, and we have to assert it."
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.4
A person, animal, or thing that belongs to a group
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4.7
A man who is on a town or city council
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7.7
A member of a city council elected to represent a local area
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3.7
A woman who is a member of a local council
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3.3
A member of a local council who helps make decisions for the community
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3.6
A person on a city or town council who helps make rules and plans
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7.2
A member of a city council who represents a local area and has a gender neutral title
A person elected to a council to represent a local area
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is a member of a council' is directly and compositionally derived from 'council' (a governing/advisory group) + 'member' (a person in a group). This noun–noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (member of X), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Council member comes from a simple image: a council is a group of people who meet to talk about local issues and a member is someone who belongs to that group. So a council member is 'a person chosen to sit with the group to advise or make rules'.