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Meaning of councilman | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. A male member of a council, especially a city council.
  2. A male member of a council, often a city council or town council

Equivalents

Deutsch Stadtrat
Español concejal munícipe
हिन्दी पार्षद
Polski radny rajca
Română consilier

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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