councilmember

[ koun-suhl-mem-ber ]

noun

1. a member of a council, especially a legislative council.

Word History and Origins

Origin of councilmember¹

council + member

Example Sentences

“People are going to lose their job if we do this as currently proposed,” Councilmember Traci Park said during the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times

One amendment suggested by Councilmember John Lee would delay the jump to a $25 hourly minimum wage until six months after occupancy rates at hotels and LAX passenger traffic had returned to pre-pandemic levels.

From Los Angeles Times

City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, elected two years ago as a progressive, has called the park the “Ellis Island of the West Coast,” that acts as the “front yard and backyard” for tens of thousands of working-class residents, adding, “we have to do something.”

From Los Angeles Times

“By opening up some of these neighborhoods — to some new housing — we would actually be making steps towards undoing the city’s patterns of segregation that in many cases policymakers imposed upon this city,” Councilmember Nithya Raman told the committee.

From Los Angeles Times

Councilmember Miguel Arias, who had been an advocate for motel conversions, led the opposition.

From Los Angeles Times