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Synonyms of councilman

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Another word for councilman is councillor. Other synonyms of councilman are councilwoman, councilmember, selectman, councilperson and selectperson.

Synonyms and similar words for councilman

nounA male member of a council, often a city council or town council.

  • councilmemberA councilman or councilwoman; a member of a council, often a city council or town council.
  • councilpersonA member of a council, often a city council or a town council.
  • councilwomanA feminine member of a council, especially a city council or town council.
  • councilor
  • councillorIn particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.
  • selectpersonA selectman or selectwoman.
  • selectmanAny of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.
  • selectwomanA female selectperson.

Meaning of councilman

  1. noun A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.

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Questions about synonyms of councilman

What is another word for councilman?
Councilman has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as councillor, councilwoman, councilmember, selectman, councilperson, selectperson and selectwoman.
What does councilman mean?
Councilman means a male member of a council, often a city council or town council.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: councilman (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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