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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

Arias, the Fresno councilman and a former farmworker himself, acknowledged that Chavez has “been an idol to us as a community, because he fought and advocated for ourselves and our parents who are farmworkers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Time to chuck Chuck,” councilman Dan Enright posted on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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

He was only a councilman, but as Jenkins told us our efforts were already acquiring the shape of a campaign, a full-blown interborough enterprise.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee