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alderman

 

[ หˆษ”หldษ™rmษ™n ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

local government

An elected member of a municipal council.

Synonyms

city council member, councilman, councilwoman

Examples of usage

  • The alderman proposed a new ordinance at the city council meeting.
  • The alderman represents the interests of his constituents in local government.

Translations

Translations of the word "alderman" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น vereador

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเคพเคฐเฅเคทเคฆ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Ratsmitglied

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ anggota dewan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะฐะดะฝะธะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ radny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅธ‚ไผš่ญฐๅ“ก

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท conseiller municipal

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ concejal

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท belediye meclis รผyesi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‹œ์˜ํšŒ ์˜์›

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนุถูˆ ุงู„ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ุจู„ุฏูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ radnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ radnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅธ‚่ฎฎๅ‘˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ svetnik

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ borgarfulltrรบi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะปะฐะปั‹า› ะบะตาฃะตั ะผาฏัˆะตัั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฅแƒแƒšแƒแƒฅแƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒแƒ‘แƒญแƒแƒก แƒฌแƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bษ™lษ™diyyษ™ รผzvรผ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ concejal

Etymology

The term 'alderman' originated from Old English 'aldormann', which means 'elder' or 'chief'. In medieval England, aldermen were respected senior members of the community who served as leaders in local government. Over time, the role of aldermen evolved to represent specific districts or wards in municipal councils.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #18,702, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.