councilman

noun

coun·cil·man ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən

: a member of a council (as of a town or city)

councilmanic

ˌkau̇n(t)-səl-ˈma-nik

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Peter Svarzbein, the son of immigrants and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, is a visual artist, curator and former two-term El Paso city councilman. —

Peter Svarzbein, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023 Gregory Mascera, the lawyer for neighbor Gordon Lawshe, a former city councilman, did not respond to a request for comment early Tuesday. —

Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023 Rouse, a former Virginia Beach councilman and NFL player, had campaigned significantly on the issue. —

Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2023 At a holiday event later that evening in Lincoln Heights, De León was confronted by a group of protesters, who later posted a video on social media showing the councilman shoving one of the demonstrators into a table and pushing him into a hallway. —

Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022 Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman who did far better in the red district than he was expected to, has already conceded the race to Boebert, a first-term congresswoman. —

Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Dec. 2022 In the Colorado contest, Ms. Boebert led challenger Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman, by about 1,000 votes. —

WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022 Barker was also a husband, father and former Keller city councilman. —

Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2022 Throughout the campaign, Frisch, a former city councilman, had downplayed his party affiliation in the conservative-leaning district, according to CBS News Colorado. —

Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2022 See More

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