board of aldermen
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the Moss Point mayor and board of aldermen presented Evans with a certificate of commendation for his actions.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022
The workhouse has been a fraught subject in St. Louis, and the city’s board of aldermen approved a plan last summer to close it by the end of 2020.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2021
Just before the Russia trip, Mr. Sanders told the board of aldermen, Burlington’s municipal legislature, that he hoped it would reduce the risk of armed conflict.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2020
He endorsed a gay candidate for Chicago’s board of aldermen in 1951.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
The streets that night were not lighted at all, for the moon was abroad, and the board of aldermen believed in letting God do all He could for the town.
From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert
