alderman
noun
a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
aldermen
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pluralof alderman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, Waguespack and the other aldermen introduced counterproposals to balance Chicago’s $16.6 billion budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Megan Green, president of the St. Louis City board of aldermen, said that Ms. Bush has been attuned to the city’s needs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Months ago, he was indicted by federal officials in a fraud and bribery investigation that put three other former St. Louis aldermen in prison last December.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
Just one-fifth of the current City Council is female, compared with more than half of New York City Council members and a third of Chicago aldermen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
Buoyed by this example of success, thousands of new migrants massing in the city’s second ward in 1917 and 1918 took to the polls and elected two black aldermen to represent them.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
