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alderman

noun

aldermanNAmE//ˈɔldərmən//

(pl. aldermen

aldermenNAmE//ˈɔldərmən//

) (alderwoman

alderwomanNAmE//ˈɔldərˌwʊmən//

, alderwomen

NAmE//ˈɔldərˌwɪmən//

)

(in the U.S., Canada, and Australia) an elected member of a town or city council Alderman Tim Evans

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