council members
Elected local officials
Council members are the individuals who serve on a council—a deliberative body that governs, advises, or administers.
The term most often refers to elected officials on city or town councils: The council members voted to approve the new zoning ordinance.
It applies equally to appointed bodies: Three council members abstained from the ethics vote.
- mayorsElected municipal leaders
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- roll call voteVoting by individual announcement
- show of handsVoting by lifting arms
representative · secretary · elders · chiefs · community leaders · municipal councils · delegate · bylaws · advisory board · treasurer · governors · voting rights · consensus-building · gavel · seats · elected · sworn in · civic
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- civic lifevoting, civic engagement, civic responsibility, civic education, civic leader
- Athenian citizensmale citizens, voters, jurors, archons, magistrates
- city councilcouncillors, councillor, mayor, alderman, selectmen
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
council membersmayor
Elected head of municipality
chief executive · dictator · autocrat · supreme leader · executive
council membersnon-members
People not in organization
constituents · outsiders · citizens · the public · residents
council, members, councilman, councilor, councilwoman, councilperson