aldermannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔːl.də.mən/us/ˈɑːl.dɚ.mən/plural -men uk/-mən/usin the UK , in the past, a member of a local government chosen by the other members
in the US, Australia, and Canada, an elected member of a city government
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UK politics: local government & politics
- authority
- borough
- canton
- city council
- city fathers
- city hall
- city hall
- councilwoman
- county borough
- county council
- development area
- local authority
- municipality
- parochial
- prefecture
- principal area
- shire
- South Yorkshire
- the North-South divide
- town meeting
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