COUNCIL MEMBER Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase council member. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| councillor | nounn | |||||
noun • a member of a council | ||||||
| alderman | nounn | |||||
noun • a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) | ||||||
| commissioner | nounn | |||||
noun • a government administrator • a member of a commission | ||||||
| delegate | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person appointed or elected to represent others verb • transfer power to someone • give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||||||
| deputy | nounn | |||||
noun • someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies • an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent • a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) • a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others | ||||||
| emissary | nounn | |||||
noun • someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else | ||||||
| envoy | nounn | |||||
noun • a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador • someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else • a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry | ||||||
| legislator | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who makes or enacts laws | ||||||
| officer | nounn | |||||
noun • any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command • someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust • a member of a police force • a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel verb • direct or command as an officer | ||||||
| official | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • having official authority or sanction • of or relating to an office noun • a worker who holds or is invested with an office • someone who administers the rules of a game or sport adjective satellite • verified officially • conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline • (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution | ||||||
| representative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • standing for something else noun • a person who represents others • an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose • a member of the United States House of Representatives • an item of information that is typical of a class or group adjective satellite • serving to represent or typify • being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives | ||||||
| trustee | nounn | |||||
noun • a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit • members of a governing board | ||||||
