Definition of councilman
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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The candidates are city council members Serena Schermoly and Andrew Wang and former city councilman Eric Mikkelson.
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The incumbent Mayor of Hilshire Village, Russell Herron, is being challenged by former city councilman Bill Bristow.
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Ballao, Kodiak's only Filipino city councilman, consulted with the family and then called the police to report Medina missing.
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Councilman Ryu’s letter comes just days after a fellow councilman, Paul Krekorian, filed a formal motion with the city’s Department of Transportation over similar concerns.
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Carbone was the grandson of Nicholas Carbone, a charismatic, influential Hartford city councilman who led the revival of the Hartford Civic Center, schools and housing during the 1970s.
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And Joe Fraught's resume includes several years as a city councilman.
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The Place 4 councilman, James Singleton kept his margin of victory after a recount requested May 7 by candidate Simon Hughes was conducted the morning of May 14.
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The first-term African-American councilman reached out to try to mend fences, but several of the gestures seem to have made things worse.
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First Known Use of councilman
circa 1637
COUNCILMAN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of councilman for English Language Learners
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: a person (especially a man) who is a member of a council
Law Dictionary
councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
legal Definition of councilman
plural councilmen
: a member of a council : councillor
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