aldermen
Municipal governing officials
Aldermen is the plural of alderman, a member of a municipal legislative body.
The term dates to medieval England, where aldermen were senior officials.
In modern American cities that retain the title, aldermen serve on city councils representing specific wards or districts: The aldermen voted to approve the zoning change.
Some cities have replaced the term with council member.
Protected person; division
- councilmanElected municipal representative
- councilwomanElected female municipal official
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
precinct · city council · town council · selectmen · commissioners · supervisors · magistrates · local government
Craftsmen's mutual aid societies
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- freemenThose no longer enslaved
- burgessesEnfranchised town dwellers
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
chartered · aldermanic · councilor · vestry · borough · warden · guild hall · merchant class
Official government regulation
- bylawInternal governing rule
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- statuteEnacted written rule
enactment · amendment · proposal · ratification · vote · motion · second · passage
Formally gather together
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- debateFormal argument on issues
- committeeAppointed group for duties
caucus · floor · agenda · minutes · parliamentary · gavel · motion · roll call
Electoral district's voters
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
conflict of interest · disclosure · recall · censure · impeachment · corruption · patronage · reform
ward
Protected person; division
- councilmanElected municipal representative
- councilwomanElected female municipal official
- boroughAdministrative town or district
district · precinct · city council · town council · selectmen · commissioners · supervisors · magistrates · local government · civic
guilds
Craftsmen's mutual aid societies
livery · chartered · aldermanic · councilor · vestry · borough · warden · guild hall · merchant class · civic leadership
ordinance
Official government regulation
- bylawInternal governing rule
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- zoningSectioning areas by use
statute · enactment · amendment · proposal · ratification · vote · motion · second · passage · repeal
convene
Formally gather together
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- debateFormal argument on issues
committee · caucus · floor · agenda · minutes · parliamentary · gavel · motion · roll call · recess
constituency
Electoral district's voters
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
ethics · conflict of interest · disclosure · recall · censure · impeachment · corruption · patronage · reform · watchdog
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
- City of LondonCity of London, Guildhall, Lord Mayor, livery companies, freemen
- council officialscouncillors, councilors, mayors, deputy mayors, town clerks
- local councilsmunicipal council, town council, city commission, county council, district council
- local governancevillage council, mayors, local government, local councils, town meeting
aldermencitizens
Members of a nation
constituents · ordinary citizens · residents · voters · taxpayers
aldermenmayors
Elected municipal leaders
city managers · executives · administrators · governors · bureaucrats