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Noun: alderman (aldermen)  ol-du(r)-mun
  1. A male member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
    "The alderman proposed a new ordinance to improve city parks"

Derived forms: aldermen

Type of: adult male, alderperson, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Alderman, John