councilman
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Is councilman gender-neutral? See -man.
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Brad Lander, New York City’s former comptroller and city councilman who recently won the Democratic primary against incumbent U.S.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“This place needs to be cleaned up,” said Omar John, a town councilman in El Callao, a gold-trading and processing hub in southeastern Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Last year, she emailed her councilman, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, to ask for help with the “trash and feces” in a tunnel near her house, according to an email she provided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
“Time to chuck Chuck,” councilman Dan Enright posted on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Beside her, a short man dressed in the red-and-black garb of a councilman bowed to the pair.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Mitchell Englander and José Huizar, both former councilmen, previously pleaded guilty to charges related to developer bribes in a federal case.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Vincent made sure they included a lot of VIPs, like councilmen and hospital administrators.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
The recording came from an October 2021 redistricting meeting between President Nury Martinez, councilmen Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and L.A.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Two other councilmen, Andy Melendrez and Ronaldo Fierro, abstained from voting, citing conflicts of interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Eventually Threpe was called up onto the stage where he sang a scathing little ditty of his own design, satirizing one of Tarbean’s councilmen.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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