alderpersonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

alderperson (複数形 alderpeople)

1. (nonstandard, まれに) An alderman of any gender; a member of a city council.
   • 1992 February 14, Maryanne Burgess, “Re: Respect”, in Chicago Reader^[1]:

     That is the problem with Dorothy's Third Ward, all these years she has been alderperson she has not made any deals to better that pigsty.

   • 2007 August 24, Mike Koskiewicz, “On Taxes and TIF Spending”, in Chicago Reader^[2]:

     With Daley's iron grip and his loyal band of alderpeople, he will continue to ride roughshod over what appears to be a very complacent Chicago populace.