alderwoman

American  

[awl-der-woom-uhn] / ˈɔl dərˌwʊm ən /

noun

plural

alderwomen

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.

Etymology

Origin of alderwoman

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

Example Sentences

These statements—by the governor, the mayor, a Chicago alderwoman—weren’t intended to wound, but they did.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alderwoman Maria Hadden told Fox32’s Chicago Live last week that Gorman “might have been a wrong-place-wrong-time, running into a person who had a gun. They might have startled this person at the end of the pier unintentionally.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Alderwoman Samantha Nugent, who introduced a proposal to stop further increases in the wage, said her constituents were suffering from the mayor’s good intentions: “I’ve had several restaurants close down,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Virginia Rivers, a former vice mayor of Mason who now serves as an alderwoman, said she got running water restored on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

St. Louis Alderwoman Sharon Tyus called for aldermanic hearings and said she has spoken to the circuit attorney about the possibility of an investigation.

From Seattle Times