Synonyms for councilperson
- noun
Most common
councillor UK councilman councilwoman selectperson selectwoman alderperson
All synonyms
Noun
councillor UK, councilor US, councilman, councilwoman, councilmember US, selectman US, selectperson, selectwoman, alderperson
Definitions
- n. 1
A member of a council, often a city council or a town council.
Near-synonyms: councilman, councilwoman, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman
Related words
- Is a kind of
- officer officeholder person
Forms
- Plural
- councilpersons → councillors, councilmen, councilwomen, councilmembers…
Example sentences
- councilwoman The councilwoman proposed to ask voters for guidance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| councilperson | steady | |
| councillor | steady | |
| councilman | falling | |
| councilwoman | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- councilor3, selectman
- 10 letters
- councillor, councilman3
- 11 letters
- selectwoman, alderperson
- 12 letters
- councilwoman4, selectperson
- 13 letters
- councilmember
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (councilor3 = 3 syllables).