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Meaning of Councilwoman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A female member of a council, especially a city council.

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Examples

“When it was the defense’s turn to try to rebut the prosecution’s case, lawyers for Mr. James called just two witnesses [—] two former councilwomen who tried to bolster the assertion of Mr. James that he could not approve property sales unilaterally.”
“A New York City councilwoman was charged with assault after a heated protest at the Brooklyn site of a proposed men’s homeless shelter at which, the authorities say, she bit a police chief.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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