al‧der‧man /ˈɔːldəmən $ ˈɒːldər-/
noun (
plural aldermen /-mən/)
[countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: ealdorman 'governor in Anglo-Saxon England', from ealdor 'parent' + man]
1. an elected member of a town or city council in the US
2. an important member of a town council in Britain in the past
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