councilman
- noun
- /ˈkaʊnslˌmæn/
- US
- I'm June Del Rey, executive assistant to Councilman Stephen Toronkowski.
- a city councilman
Upcoming guests include Phoenix City Councilman Sal de CCO.
- Upcoming guests include Phoenix City Councilman Sal de CCO.
- He goes into cities and meets with Councilman and mayors and they're all about how do you create a healthier population.
Examples
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Residents gathered to discuss concerns with their councilman at the town hall meeting.
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And our guest today is an old time friend, Councilman Sal Decisio.
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I think you should ask Councilman Gray that question.
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Look, we're not really concerned with that, Councilman.
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And it was pretty much invisible until a Councilman from the City Council saw the book.
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Hello, I'd just like a, a word with you, Councilman, about your extra apartment.
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The site I was sent to was being coordinated by Councilman James Sanders.
Blog text (10) -
Have you spoken to Councilman Valliant?
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And then there was the matter of the Councilman Chester bribery business.
Fiction book (1993) -
We'll be right back with that rescue tale of local councilman Kevin Landry and his two little girls.
Synonyms
A person elected or chosen to serve on a council that makes local decisions
A member of a city council elected to represent a local area
A member of a local council who helps make decisions for the community
A person on a city or town council who helps make rules and plans
An elected town official who helps run the local government in New England
A respected local leader who is often a city council member
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Councilman is made of council + man. A council is a group that meets to make decisions and the old root meant 'coming together', so a councilman is a man who is a member of that decision-making group.