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Gideon Cody, then the Marion police chief, obtained search warrants for the Record’s newsroom, as well as the homes of the publisher and a city councilwoman.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Marjorie Molina, a Charlotte councilwoman and representative for the Albemarle Road corridor, lives within five miles of the project and noted that the average income for area residents is about $35,000 or less.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
The report explains what happened before, during and after police executed search warrants at The Marion County Record, the home of its publisher Eric Meyer and the home of a local city councilwoman in August 2023.
—Amy Simonson, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
As Trump suggests military involvement in his deportation plans, former Detroit city councilwoman Sheila Cockrel is warning of the risks to democracy and drawing parallels to past government overreach during the 1967 riots in Detroit.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Councilwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilwoman. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
councilwoman
noun
coun·cil·wom·an
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who is a member of a council
Legal Definition
councilwoman
noun
coun·cil·wom·an
plural councilwomen
: a woman who is a member of a council
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