councilwoman

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈkaʊnsəlˌwʊmən/ UK /ˈkaʊnsəlwʊmən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a female member of a town or city council

The councilwoman cast the deciding vote on the park budget.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a female member of a town... councillorcounciloralderwoman

Word family

Related forms council councilman councillor

Etymology

A compound of 'council' plus 'woman'. 'Council' is from Old French 'concile', from Latin 'concilium' ('an assembly, meeting').

concilium Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives

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# councilwoman

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊnsəlˌwʊmən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊnsəlwʊmən/

## Meanings
1. a female member of a town or city council

## Examples
- The councilwoman cast the deciding vote on the park budget.

## Synonyms
- councillor
- councilor
- alderwoman

## Related Forms
- council
- councilman
- councillor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concilium

## Etymology
A compound of 'council' plus 'woman'. 'Council' is from Old French 'concile', from Latin 'concilium' ('an assembly, meeting').

## AI Etymology
Councilwoman is a compound of 'council' plus 'woman'. 'Council' is from Old French 'concile', from Latin 'concilium' ('an assembly, meeting'). The immediate etymological form is Latin concilium. In present use as a noun, it means "a female member of a town or city council", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. As a compound, its meaning is assembled from the two visible parts rather than from an opaque borrowing. Related words include council, councilman, and councillor. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in council, councilman, and councillor, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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