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councilman

/ˈkaʊnslmən/ /ˈkaʊnsəlmən/

Meanings
noun
A male member of a council, especially a city council.

Examples :

"Councilman Johnson voted in favor of the new park. "
politics government person

Related Words

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city noun

/sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪɾi/

A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

"São Paulo is the largest city in South America."

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new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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favor noun

/ˈfeɪvə/ /ˈfeɪvɚ/

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

"He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home."

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voted verb

/ˈvoʊtɪd/ /ˈvoʊtəd/

To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election

"Did you vote last month?"

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johnson noun

/ˈdʒɒnsən/ /ˈdʒɑnsən/

Penis.

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council noun

/ˈkaʊn.səl/

A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).

"The student council organized a fundraising event for the school library. "

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male noun

/meɪl/

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

"My brother is a male. "

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member noun

/ˈmɛmbə/ /ˈmɛmbɚ/

One who officially belongs to a group.

"Maria is a member of the school's chess club. "

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park noun

[paːk] [pɐːk] [pɑːk]

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

"The city park provides a beautiful place for families to relax and enjoy the outdoors. "