The Collaborative International Dictionary
Councilman \Coun"cil*man\ (koun"s[i^]l*man), n.; pl. Councilmen (koun"s[i^]l*men). A member of a council, especially of the common council of a city; a councilor.
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n. (plural of councilman English)
Usage examples of "councilmen".
The other councilmen, Burra, Hennis, and Frie, all began to talk at once while Zatcheka considered them with narrow eyes.
The other four councilmen also appeared and clustered around Admi for what appeared to be an urgent conversation.
The very familiarity of a roll call for the Councilmen as they named their provinces and districts (the Council consisted of scientists, military men and landed gentry instead of the proportional representation practiced on Earth) was reassuring to me.
The boy would reel to bed late at night exhausted, rise the next morning and grimly plunge back into the tedious reports from Councilmen and Patrolmen, or broadcast reassuring messages to the planet.
The Councilmen turned on Jokan with intense expressions and garrulous queries.
The alarm of the Councilmen was no longer a verbal fear that Jokan's assurances and Ferrill's amused air could dispel.
With Jokan and Jessl, Maxil and the two Councilmen as well as the servants, it was impossible for me to pursue the subject of my unrest or set it at ease.
If you remember, I told Jokan and the two Councilmen that we had discovered undamaged star maps from which we could retrace the routes of the Mil.
Harlan was called to meet the Councilmen in charge of Jokan's mission, so he left for his offices in the administration wing to get the necessary clearances.
Harlan said with a grimace, "I did have to agree to take a committee of Councilmen to the Tanes to see first hand what has happened there.
He led me out a side door into a small anteroom while, in the chamber behind, the Councilmen burst into angry questions and discussion.
The five councilmen sat in their usual places, but none of them looked in the least bit calm.
Talk among yourselves, come to us, your councilmen, with your queries and doubts, your counsels and thoughts.
Verrarc was painfully aware of the way that his fellow councilmen were watching him: narrow-eyed, unsmiling, arms crossed over their chests.
The other councilmen waited off to the side, all except for Verrarc, who surprised Dallandra thoroughly by walking over to join her.