Dictionary

councilman en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English council Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English councilman From council + -man.

Meanings

1. A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
   • Council says the mayor and a former councilman may have engaged in a "quid pro quo." / […] / Council says, according to a handwritten note, Fey offered to support a pay raise for Mayor Ellis if Ellis would support a raise or a job appointment for Fey's wife, Gina. 2019 March 4, “Phillipsburg council calls for new investigation of alleged quid pro quo”, in 69 News:
   • Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues. 2011 October 1, Zusha Elinson, “A Hand Slap Resounds in Sausalito”, in The New York Times:
   • Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman

Forms

Deriveds

councilmanship · councilmanic

Hypernyms

person · officer · officeholder

Synonyms

councilwoman · selectwoman · councilperson · councillor · councilor · selectperson · selectman · councilmember

Translations (10)

ro consilier (member of a city council) · hi पार्षद (member of a city council) · da rådsherre (member of a city council) · da rådmand (member of a city council) · es munícipe (member of a city council) · wa conseyî (member of a city council) · es concejal (member of a city council) · fi kaupunginvaltuutettu (member of a city council) · pl radny (member of a city council) · da byrådsmedlem (member of a city council)