councilmember

American  

[koun-suhl-mem-ber] / ˈkaʊn səlˌmɛm bər /

noun

1. a member of a council, especially a legislative council.

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Etymology

Origin of councilmember

council + member

Example Sentences

City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, a longtime advocate for the elephants, filed a motion seeking to pause their relocation until the City Council could review the possibility of sending them to a sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times

City Councilmember Nithya Raman came out ahead of incumbent Karen Bass in a new poll on the Los Angeles mayor’s race, though the poll’s director cautioned that it did not give the whole picture.

From Los Angeles Times

Raman was labeled a “progressive LA City Councilmember focused on housing affordability, homelessness and systemic reform,” while Bass was “incumbent mayor of Los Angeles, veteran legislator, focused on homelessness.”

From Los Angeles Times

One of Raman’s challenges, as a councilmember representing Los Feliz and Silver Lake as well as parts of the San Fernando Valley, is to spread her name recognition citywide, with the June 2 primary election about two months away.

From Los Angeles Times

After Bass, who had 16% support, then-City Councilmember Kevin de Léon was second at 12% in the 2022 poll.

From Los Angeles Times