councilman

noun

coun·​cil·​man ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən How to pronounce councilman (audio)
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
councilmanic adjective

Examples of councilman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was arrested in March 2022 and was charged in connection with an ongoing corruption investigation involving the towing industry, the Detroit Police Department and a former Detroit councilman. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024 The councilman used this time in the public hearing to discuss strategies to better address concerns. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024 There are four viable candidates competing for the post — California Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, former state Sen. Dr. Richard Pan, former councilman Steve Hansen, and epidemiologist Flojaune Cofer. David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024 Dave Slater, a Republican from Bellevue, won the position 21- 8 against vice chairman Dave Fischer. Slater, 63, was a Bellevue city councilman for two terms from 2014 to 2018. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024 Since the state’s 2011 top-two primary system, Feinstein faced her first significant intra-party threat in 2018 from Democrat Kevin de León, then the state Senate president and now a Los Angeles city councilman. John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024 For local voters, the councilman said, easy access to marijuana conjures up associations with elevated crime and vagrancy. John Aguilar, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024 Brooklyn’s borough president and a Manhattan councilman are forming a club of politicians who embrace using development to ease New York City’s housing crisis. Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Mosby is facing a challenge for his seat from Zeke Cohen, a sophomore councilman who has represented Canton, Fells Point and Highlandtown since 2016, and Shannon Sneed, a former councilwoman who previously ran for council president in 2020. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1637, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of councilman was circa 1637

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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

councilman

noun
coun·​cil·​man ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən How to pronounce councilman (audio)
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)

Legal Definition

councilman

noun
coun·​cil·​man
plural councilmen
: a member of a council : councillor

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