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Alderman

Alderman Meaning & Definition
Alderman Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alderman?

[n] a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

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See Also | representative

Alderman In Webster's Dictionary

\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.] 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. 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.

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