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councilman

[koun-suhl-muhn] / ˈkaʊn səl mən /


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Last year, she emailed her councilman, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, to ask for help with the “trash and feces” in a tunnel near her house, according to an email she provided.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Mike Bonin, a former city councilman, said he believed Price’s alleged malfeasance should be handled by the city’s Ethics Commission — not criminal prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

One of them, Carlos Bolsonaro, a former city councilman in Rio de Janeiro, nevertheless showed up at the hospital entrance to "send good energy" to his father.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Mr. Allen, a Democrat, is a District of Columbia city councilman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He was running an errand in downtown Durham one day not long after the trial when he spotted a city councilman walking briskly toward him on the sidewalk.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson