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alderman    音标拼音: ['ɔldɚmən] ['ældɚmən]
n. 市府参事,市议员

市府参事,市议员

alderman
n 1: a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city
council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

Alderman \Al"der*man\ ([add]l"d[~e]r*man), n.; pl. {Aldermen}.
[AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder man. See {Elder},
n.]
1. A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

Note: The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to
princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding
magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying
superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of
the East-Anglians, was called Alderman of all England;
and there were aldermen of cities, counties, and
castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective
districts.
[1913 Webster]

3. One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order
to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may,
in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and
administrative functions.
[1913 Webster]

54 Moby Thesaurus words for "alderman":
MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, archon, assemblyman,
bailie, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member,
cabinet minister, chancellor, chosen freeholder, city councilman,
city father, city manager, commissar, commissioner, congressman,
congresswoman, councillor, councilman, councilwoman,
county commissioner, county supervisor, elder, floor leader,
headman, induna, lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, lord mayor,
magistrate, maire, majority leader, mayor, minister,
minister of state, minority leader, party whip, portreeve, reeve,
representative, secretary, secretary of state, selectman, senator,
solon, state senator, supervisor, syndic, undersecretary, warden,
whip

ALDERMAN. An officer, generally appointed or elected in towns corporate, or
cities, possessing various powers in different places.
2. The aldermen of the cities of Pennsylvania, possess all the powers
and jurisdictions civil and criminal of justices of the peace. They are
besides, in conjunction with the respective mayors or recorders, judges of
the mayor's courts.
3. Among the Saxons there was an officer called the ealderman.
ealdorman, or aldernwn, which appellation signified literally elderman. Like
the Roman senator, he was so called, not on account of his age, but because
of his wisdom and dignity, non propter oetatem sed propter sapientism et
dignitatem. He presided with the bishop at the scyregemote, and was, ex
officio, a member of the witenagemote. At one time he was a military
officer, but afterwards his office was purely judicial.
4. There were several kinds of aldermen, as king's aldermen, aldermen
of all England, aldermen of the county, aldermen of the hundred, &c., to
denote difference of rank and jurisdiction.


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  • Alderman - Wikipedia
    An alderman or alderperson is a member of a municipal assembly or a council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen)
  • ALDERMAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of ALDERMAN is a person governing a kingdom, district, or shire as viceroy for an Anglo-Saxon king How to use alderman in a sentence
  • What does an alderman do? - HowStuffWorks
    To understand what an alderman is, you first need to determine what government you're talking about Aldermen were traditionally high-ranking officials in Anglo-Saxon England, often presiding in a shire
  • What Is the Job of an Alderman in City Government?
    An alderman serves as an elected official within a city’s local government, typically as a member of a city council This role involves representing a specific geographic area, often called a ward or district, and contributing to the municipality’s overall governance
  • Gattermeir, Miller vie for California Alderman Ward One position
    Newcomers Dave Gattermeir and April Miller on the ballot for Alderman Alderwoman Ward One The election is April 7 The California Democrat reached out to each candidate with a series of questions about their background, their reason for running and challenges the city faces now and in the future
  • ALDERMAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    plural -men us ˈɔl·dər·mən, -ˌmen Add to word list an elected member of some city governments (Definition of alderman from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
  • ALDERMAN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    ALDERMAN definition: a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council See examples of alderman used in a sentence
  • Alderman: Understanding Its Legal Definition and Role | US Legal Forms
    An alderman is a member of a city council or local governing body, responsible for representing the interests of their community The term has historical roots, originating from the Old English word "ealdorman," which means "elder man "
  • alderman - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Noun alderman (plural aldermen) A high official or dignitary; a leader: The head or warden of a guild A member of a municipal legislative body (rare) One of the elders in the Book of Revelation





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