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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A male member of a council, often a city council or town council..
Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman
Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues.
Council says the mayor and a former councilman may have engaged in a "quid pro quo." / […] / Council says, according to a handwritten note, Fey offered to support a pay raise for Mayor Ellis if Ellis would support a raise or a job appointment for Fey's wife, Gina.
Use councilman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Councilman means A male member of a council, often a city council or town council..
Common synonyms include councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman
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