alderwoman

American  

[awl-der-woom-uhn] / ˈɔl dərˌwʊm ən /

noun

• alderwomen
  plural

1. a woman who is a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.

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Gender

Is it alderwoman or alderperson? See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• alderwomen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of alderwoman

First recorded in 1550–60, for earlier sense; alder(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

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Green is a former Bolton alderwoman and has run unsuccessfully for other offices, including treasurer in 2019 and state agriculture commissioner in 2015.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

So I was like, well I’m out,” said former alderwoman Cicely Fleming, who is Black.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023

Green, a former Bolton alderwoman, campaigned on doing more to publicize unclaimed property and advocating for issues such as higher salaries for workers and more health care spending.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2019

The city’s 33rd ward had been in alderwoman Deborah Mell’s family for the past 44 years.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2019

An alderman has no necessary feminine, not even alderwoman, but Mayor makes Mayoress.

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Israel Zangwill

Monahan has the authority to discipline and even dismiss the police chief on his own, but the mayor and aldermen and alderwomen will certainly be made privy to the investigation and the eventual recommendations.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020