alderperson

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of alderman +‎ -person.

Noun

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alderperson (plural alderpersons or alderpeople)

  1. (uncommon) An alderman of any gender; a member of a city council.
    • 1992 February 14, Maryanne Burgess, “Re: Respect”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      That is the problem with Dorothy's Third Ward, all these years she has been alderperson she has not made any deals to better that pigsty.
    • 2007 August 24, Mike Koskiewicz, “On Taxes and TIF Spending”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
      With Daley's iron grip and his loyal band of alderpeople, he will continue to ride roughshod over what appears to be a very complacent Chicago populace.

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