alderperson

[ awl-der-pur-suhn ]

noun
  1. a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.

Origin of alderperson

1
First recorded in 1965–70; alder(man) or alder(woman) + -person

usage note For alderperson

Is it alderperson, alderman, or alderwoman? See -person.

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