The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
alderman
noun [C] /ˈɔːl.də.mən/
/ˈɑːl.dɚ-/ (plural -men
/-mən/
)Definition
› in the UK , in the past, a member of a local government chosen by the other membersLocal government and politics › in the US, Australia, and Canada, an elected member of a city governmentLocal government and politics
(Definition of alderman noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of alderman
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with UK politics: local government & politics, but you might be interested in these topics from the Politics topic area:
- Colonisation & self-government
- Elections
- Government ministers & civil servants
- International relations: diplomacy & mediation
- International relations: European politics & government
- International relations: international politics & government
- International relations: spying and espionage
- International relations: United States politics & government
- Leaders of national & regional governments
- Patriotism & nationalism
- Political movements & groups
- Politics - general words
- Powerful people & dictators
- Republics & kingdoms
- Ruling & governing
- Systems of government
- Taking action against people in power
- UK politics: government administration & organisation
- UK politics: government departments & organizations
- UK politics: legislation & law-making
- Voters & candidates in elections
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus: UK politics: local government & politics
Synonyms and related words:
- authority noun (POWER)
- city council noun
- city fathers noun
- city hall noun
- City Hall noun
- civic adjective
- development area noun
- district noun
- local authority noun
- local government noun
- mayor noun
- mayoralty noun
- surgery noun (ADVICE)
- town clerk noun
- town council noun
- town hall noun
- town meeting noun
- town planning noun
- unitary adjective
- ward noun (CITY AREA)
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
