alderperson
Americannoun
Gender
Is it alderperson, alderman, or alderwoman? See -person.
Etymology
Origin of alderperson
First recorded in 1965–70; alder(man) or alder(woman) ( def. ) + -person
Example Sentences
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Jessie Fuentes, a Chicago alderperson, reported being shoved twice and subsequently handcuffed by ICE agents after asking whether they had a warrant to be inside a Chicago hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
“We haven’t seen gun violence go down as a result of this system,” Jessie Fuentes, an alderperson, said during the meeting, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
The AP will also tabulate 14 races for Chicago alderperson but will not call winners in those races until after the results are certified.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
AP will also tabulate an additional 57 races, for Chicago alderperson and police council, but will not call winners in those races.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
It wasn’t that every alderperson stopped doubting Burge’s victims, he said – but that some of them had made the decision to just move on: to pass the ordinance “rather than fight”.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2019
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