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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alderwoman alderwomen

Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed over Roshunda Harris-Allen, an education professor at Tougaloo College and alderwoman in Byram.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

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

From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2019

The Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee chose the Annapolis alderwoman for the seat last month in an 11-to-1 vote.

From Washington Post ● May 6, 2019

“We don’t know what it’s going to do,” said Lora Cutrer, an alderwoman in Pearl River.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2016

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

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel

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