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alderperson

[ awl-der-pur-suhn ]

noun

  1. a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.


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Gender Note

Is it alderperson, alderman, or alderwoman? See -person.
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alderperson1

First recorded in 1965–70; alder(man) or alder(woman) ( def ) + -person
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“We haven’t seen gun violence go down as a result of this system,” Jessie Fuentes, an alderperson, said during the meeting, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

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The AP will also tabulate 14 races for Chicago alderperson but will not call winners in those races until after the results are certified.

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AP will also tabulate an additional 57 races, for Chicago alderperson and police council, but will not call winners in those races.

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Also, call your local alderperson, school board president 
 whomever might be able to do something to break up Club Library, because it sounds like a nightmare and like it might also make things difficult for those kids who do need and want to study there, especially anyone who doesn’t have computer access at home.

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It wasn’t that every alderperson stopped doubting Burge’s victims, he said – but that some of them had made the decision to just move on: to pass the ordinance “rather than fight”.

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