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coun·cil·man
/
ˈkaʊn
səl
mən
/
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l-m
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n
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noun,
plural
coun·cil·men.
a member of a
council
, especially the local legislative body of a city.
Origin:
1650–60;
council
+
man
1
Related forms
coun·cil·man·ic
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ˌkaʊn
səlˈmæn
ɪk
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adjective
Usage note
See
-man.
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councilman
(ˈkaʊnsəlmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
chiefly
(
US
) a member of a council, esp of a town or city; councillor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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