councilman
noun
a member of a council, especially the local legislative body of a city.
councilmen
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pluralof councilman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I had told him that the councilmen at the suburban town I was covering were trying to bully me out of writing a critical story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Vincent made sure they included a lot of VIPs, like councilmen and hospital administrators.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
Once they gained the right to vote, Black D.C. residents helped elect Black city councilmen.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2021
“I’m very disappointed about how it was handled,” said Mr. Rizzo, 77, who worked with Mr. Kenney in the early 1990s when they were both councilmen.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
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
