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单词 alderperson
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alderpersonn.

Brit. /ˈɔːldəˌpəːsn/, /ˈɒldəˌpəːsn/, U.S. /ˈɔldərˌpərs(ə)n/, /ˈɑldərˌpərs(ə)n/
Inflections: Plural alderpersons.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alderman n., alderwoman n., person n.
Etymology: < alder- (in alderman n., alderwoman n.) + person n.
An alderman or alderwoman (used as a non-sexist substitute: see person n. 2g).
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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).
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