Definition of "alderman" []

• A member of the municipal legislative body in a town or city in many jurisdictions. (noun)
• A member of the higher branch of the municipal or borough council in England and Ireland before 1974. (noun)
• A noble of high rank or authority in Anglo-Saxon England. (noun)
• The chief officer of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England. (noun)

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• "- One term alderman: From what I know, I don't actually think a one term alderman has won the mayoral seat ... yet."
• "Or how about the special consessions given to a certain alderman and his buddies for a ROLL ON THE RIVER."
• "The first-term alderman also publicly challenged Daley -- an act of political courage as rare a dodo bird -- by opposing the Chicago Children's Museum location in Grant Park."