The Collaborative International Dictionary
Regidor \Re`gi*dor"\, n.; pl. -dores. [Sp., fr. regir to rule, L. regere.] One of a body of officers charged with the government of Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English alderman.
Wiktionary
n. A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (gloss: member of municipal legislative body).
Wikipedia
A regidor (plural: regidores) is a member of a council of municipalities in Spain and Latin America. Portugal also used to have the same office of regedor.
Regidor is a council member of the municipal government in Spain and Latin America.
Regidor may also refer to:
- Regidor, Bolivar, a town and municipality of Colombia
- one of no more than twelve council members of the cabildo (ayuntamiento) or municipal council in every capital of a jurisdiction in the Spanish Empire colonies in the Americas
Usage examples of "regidor".
And that the great troubles that follow from the aforesaid may be seen, he petitions that an examination he ordered to be made of the memorial of seventeen articles which was presented by Jusepe de Naveda, regidor of that city.
Manila by one of its regidors, representing the injuries and losses arising from the trade which has been commenced there by the Portuguese of Macao.
At the same time be observed that the man who had told them about the matter was wrong in saying that the two who brayed were regidors, for according to the lines of the standard they were alcaldes.
Well then, the two regidors set off on foot, arm in arm, for the forest, and coming to the place where they hoped to find the ass they could not find him, nor was he to be seen anywhere about, search as they might.