单词 | alderperson |
释义 | alderpersonn. An alderman or alderwoman (used as a non-sexist substitute: see person n. 2g). ΚΠ 1967 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 5 Apr. 7/3 Wise men will have to spend the months ahead ironing out the semantics of it all. Is she an alderman, an alderwoman..or a female alderperson? 1973 Body Politic ix. 5/3 One alderperson was very eager to learn about Toronto's gay population. 1989 N.Y. Times 3 Jan. a19/1 The 13 members on the Burlington Board of Alderpersons. 2008 Chicago Tribune 21 Apr. (Midwest Final ed.) ii. 5/2 Texas statutes governing municipalities such as McLean were last updated in 1911, apparently never anticipating a need for titles such as alderwoman or alderperson. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1967 |
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