councilmanic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English councilman Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English councilmanic From councilman + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a councilman or councilwoman; pertaining to a (municipal or other) councilor, particularly to the district they represent.
1969 October, Pennsylvania History vol 36 No 4: The Socialists of Reading Pennsylvania and World War I — A Question of Loyalty, Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr. In the Reading, Pennsylvania, councilmanic elections of 1917 […]
THERE was a string band on the Councilor, made up of cabin and dining-room boys who could play mandolin and guitar. It always played in the evenings […] one complete bar of “Dardanella.” Smiles were wiped from every councilmanic face.
1921, Adventure, page 125:Councillor Yancey has found a reliable ally in Councillor Saunders. […] Blacks in Boston are victimized by persistent councilmanic nondecision making.
2000, William E. Nelson, Black Atlantic Politics: Dilemmas of Political Empowerment in Boston and Liverpool, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 82:The next and perhaps the most important question raised by the appeal of plaintiff, is as to the method of ascertaining the net amount of councilmanic debt outstanding, or that which has been created without the consent of the electors.
1916, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania State Reports, page 36:In the event the county council shall fail to adopt a plan for the division of McMinn County into five (5) councilmanic districts or divisions as set forth above, the districts shall be identical with the five (5) civil and school districts in existence ...
1980, Private Acts of the State of Tennessee Passed by the General Assembly, Tennessee: