미국이나 호주 등에서 선출된 시의회 의원.
An elected member of a municipal council in certain countries like the US or Australia.
예문:
"The alderman voted against the proposed tax increase during the council meeting."
"Voters in the third ward re-elected their alderman for another four-year term."
1974년 행정 개편 이전 영국 자치구의 참사 회원.
A member of a county or borough council in England prior to the 1974 administrative reforms, ranking just below the mayor.
예문:
"Under the Local Government Act of 1888, aldermen were chosen by the councillors themselves."
"The title of alderman was largely ceremonial in many English boroughs before the 1974 reforms."
앵글로색슨 시대 영국의 주나 지역을 다스리던 고위 관리.
A high-ranking noble serving as a chief officer of a shire in Anglo-Saxon England.
예문:
"The king appointed a loyal alderman to govern the northern territories."
"In the 9th century, an alderman held both military and civil authority over a shire."