alderwomen
Elected municipal representatives
Alderwomen is the plural of alderwoman, a female member of a municipal legislative body.
An alderman or alderwoman represents a ward or district on a city council: The alderwomen from the north side districts voted as a bloc.
The gender-neutral alderperson is increasingly common.
Advisory deliberative group
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- assemblyConstructing from components
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- city hallSeat of local government
town meeting · ordinance · bylaws · legislation · statute · regulation · charter · zoning
Parts of a whole
- electorateEligible voting body
- districtBounded administrative area
- wardProtected person; division
- communityCollective of connected people
residents · advocacy · diversity · inclusion · demographics · census · suffrage · voice
Portrayal of women
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- gender parityEqual treatment across sexes
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- suffragetteMilitant women's voting advocate
equality · first woman · historic · groundbreaking · sisterhood · title · honorific
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ballotVoting document
- democracyRule by the people
debate · platform · incumbent · nomination · caucus · bipartisan · coalition · partisan
Female presiding officer
- presidingLeading a formal gathering
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- committee chairGroup's presiding leader
mentorship · guidance · role model · pioneering · trailblazer · seniority · influence · decision-making
council
Advisory deliberative group
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- assemblyConstructing from components
- committeeAppointed group for duties
city hall · town meeting · ordinance · bylaws · legislation · statute · regulation · charter · zoning · public works
constituents
Parts of a whole
- electorateEligible voting body
- districtBounded administrative area
- wardProtected person; division
community · residents · advocacy · diversity · inclusion · demographics · census · suffrage · voice · parity
female representation
Portrayal of women
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- gender parityEqual treatment across sexes
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
suffragette · equality · first woman · historic · groundbreaking · sisterhood · title · honorific
election
Organized public voting
democracy · debate · platform · incumbent · nomination · caucus · bipartisan · coalition · partisan · term
chairwoman
Female presiding officer
- presidingLeading a formal gathering
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
committee chair · mentorship · guidance · role model · pioneering · trailblazer · seniority · influence · decision-making · consensus-building
alderwomenmayors
Elected municipal leaders
senators · congresswomen · representatives · governors · city managers
alderwomenconstituents
Parts of a whole
citizens · voters · residents · ordinary citizens · taxpayers