councilwoman

[koun-suhl-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

councilwomen 

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

Gender Note

Is it councilwoman or councilperson? See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of councilwoman¹

First recorded in 1925–30; council + -woman

Example Sentences

You created it,’” Wilson, who serves as a Parma, Ohio, city councilwoman, recalled in a phone interview.

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Hernandez, the councilwoman, said in a written statement that the deaths were not only “horrific” but also an “unacceptable tragedy.”

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“I feel sad, defrauded, angry and powerless,” said Maria Hernandez, 50, a longtime Huntington Park resident who attended last week’s court hearing to support the former councilwoman.

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Footage of one of Janaína Lima's employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended.

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“A lot of people felt bringing cannabis into our community was going to benefit them monetarily,” said Cruz Baca, a former Baldwin Park city councilwoman.

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