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councilmate

councilmate noun: a member of the same council.

Noun

councilmate (plural councilmates)

  1. A member of the same council.
    • This enormously expensive proposition was ignored by Mayor Washington and Shaw's councilmates, as was his previous suggestion that all gas stations in Chicago be required to maintain operating bathrooms.1988 May 6, Ben Joravsky, “Mystery zoning: What's going down in the Ninth Ward”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2015

Forms of councilmate

pluralcouncilmates

Origin of councilmate

From council + -mate.

Questions about councilmate

What does councilmate mean?
Councilmate means a member of the same council.
What part of speech is councilmate?
Councilmate is a noun.
What is the plural of councilmate?
The plural of councilmate is councilmates.

Words near councilmate in the dictionary

  1. councillours
  2. councilman
  3. councilmanic
  4. councilmanship
  5. councilmanships
  6. councilmate
  7. councilmates
  8. councilmember
  9. councilmembers
  10. councilmen
  11. councilor

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