"councilman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: councilmen [plural]
Etymology: From council + -man. Etymology templates: {{af|en|council|-man}} council + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|councilmen}} councilman (plural councilmen)
  1. A male member of a council, especially a city council. Categories (topical): Male people Hypernyms: councilor, councillor, councilmember Derived forms: councilmanic, councilmanship Translations (member of a city council): byrådsmedlem [common-gender] (Danish), rådmand (english: historical. Currently used term for committee chairmen in certain cities) [neuter] (Danish), rådsherre [common-gender, historical] (Danish), kaupunginvaltuutettu [gender-neutral] (Finnish), consilier [masculine] (Romanian), concejal [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), munícipe [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), conseyî [masculine] (Walloon)

Inflected forms

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