alderman

noun

al·der·man | \ ˈȯl-dər-mən

Definition of alderman

1 : a person governing a kingdom, district, or shire as viceroy for an Anglo-Saxon king

2a : a magistrate formerly ranking next below the mayor in an English or Irish city or borough

b : a high-ranking member of a borough or county council in Ireland or formerly in England chosen by elected members

3 : a member of a city legislative body

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The mayor quickly set a special council meeting for Friday to approve the deal—so ha, ha, ha to you, aldermen. — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, "Clout City / Politics Why did Carlos Ramirez-Rosa get kicked out of the City Council’s Latino Caucus?," 24 May 2018 As the ranking Democrat on the City Council, Hyde was selected by his fellow aldermen to succeed Drew in February of that year, and Hyde went on to win a special election in early 2003 to fill the remainder of Drew's term. — Emily Coleman, Lake County News-Sun, "'Everyone knew his love for Waukegan': City mourns former Mayor Richard Hyde," 5 Apr. 2018 For example, Smart City technology might strive to eliminate the need to call up your alderman to complain that the streets aren't getting plowed. — Dan Rosenbaum, Ars Technica, "All hail the AI overlord: Smart cities and the AI Internet of Things," 7 Dec. 2018 But what mayor or alderman would want to be associated for life with the demolition of such a treasured and unique beauty? — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "Uptown Theatre will be restored: $75 million plan unveiled for grand palace on North Side," 28 June 2018 The mayor and aldermen recognized a number of people and organizations for accomplishment and special events. — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, "City recognitions show Aurora's diversity," 13 June 2018 Aurora aldermen have approved an office, warehouse and distribution building in the West Corporate Center on the northeast side of Aurora. — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, "Aurora council approves final part of West Corporate Center," 13 July 2018 Several aldermen said that ward-level opposition to developments with affordable housing hurt the whole city. — Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, "News / Housing Lost battle on affordable housing means war on aldermanic prerogative will continue," 26 June 2018 Vrdolyak managed to win re-election as chairman of the party by getting all the whites (except for a few liberals) to vote for him, while the black aldermen voted for Stroger. — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, "News / Politics Chairwoman Preckwinkle's Machine takeover a far cry from days of Fast Eddie," 19 Apr. 2018

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