councilman

American  

[koun-suhl-muhn] / ˈkaʊn səl mən /

noun

plural

councilmen

1. a member of a council, especially the local legislative body of a city.

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councilman British  

/ ˈkaʊnsəlmən /

noun

1. a member of a council, esp of a town or city; councillor

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Gender

Is councilman gender-neutral? See -man.

Other Word Forms

• councilmanic adjective

Etymology

Origin of councilman

First recorded in 1650–60; council + man

Example Sentences

One of them, Carlos Bolsonaro, a former city councilman in Rio de Janeiro, nevertheless showed up at the hospital entrance to "send good energy" to his father.

From Barron's

Mr. Allen, a Democrat, is a District of Columbia city councilman.

From The Wall Street Journal

A few years later, Kast won a seat as a local councilman before becoming a congressman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Take Charles Allen, the District of Columbia councilman who this fall delayed Waymo’s rollout in the nation’s capital by demanding that the city government study it further.

From The Wall Street Journal

Daniel Briceño, a Bogotá councilman and government transparency advocate who is critical of Petro, said the revelations were likely to further erode confidence in Colombia’s security forces, both at home and abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• legislator