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A female member of a council, especially a city council; now often replaced by gender-neutral councilor (British, councillor).
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councilwoman — coun·cil·wom·an n pl wom·en: a woman who is a member of a council Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. councilwoman … Law dictionary
councilwoman — [koun′səl woom΄ən] n. pl. councilwomen [koun′səlwim΄in] a woman who is a member of a council … English World dictionary
councilwoman — [[t]ka͟ʊns(ə)lwʊmən[/t]] councilwomen N COUNT; N TITLE A councilwoman is a woman who is a member of a local council. [AM] ...a well known Los Angeles City councilwoman. ...Councilwoman Johnson. (in BRIT, use councillor) … English dictionary
councilwoman — UK [ˈkaʊns(ə)lˌwʊmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms councilwoman : singular councilwoman plural councilwomen UK [ˈkaʊns(ə)lˌwɪmɪn] / US American a woman who is an elected member of the government of a city in the US … English dictionary
councilwoman — noun Date: circa 1928 a woman who is a member of a council … New Collegiate Dictionary
councilwoman — /kown seuhl woom euhn/, n., pl. councilwomen. a female member of a council, esp. the local legislative body of a city. [1925 30; COUNCIL + WOMAN] Usage. See woman. * * * … Universalium
councilwoman — coun|cil|wom|an [ˈkaunsəlˌwumən] n plural councilwomen [ ˌwımın] AmE a woman who is a member of the government of a city in the US … Dictionary of contemporary English
councilwoman — coun|cil|wom|an [ kaunsl,wumən ] (plural coun|cil|wom|en [ kaunsl,wımın ] ) noun count AMERICAN a woman who is an elected member of the government of a city in the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
councilwoman — n. woman who is a member of a city council … English contemporary dictionary
councilwoman — noun (C) a woman who is a member of the government of a city in the US … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
