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An Alderman or Councillor is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council member elected by voters.
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alderman noun historical a co-opted member of an English county or borough council, next in status to the Mayor. NORTH AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN an elected member of a city council.
Old English aldormann (originally in the general sense ‘a man of high rank’), from aldor, ealdor ‘chief, patriarch’ (from ald ‘old’) + man. Later the sense ‘warden of a guild’ arose; then, as the guilds became identified with the ruling municipal body, ‘local magistrate, municipal officer’.
French:
- échevin
- alderman
- conseiller
- magistrat municipal
Danish
- rådmand
Italian
- assessore
Spanish
- concejal
Greek
- δημοτικός σύμβουλος
Arabic
- عضو بلدية
- مساعد العمدة
- حاكم يتولى أدارة إقليم
- والي
Chinese
- 市议员