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COUNCIL MEMBER Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the phrase council member. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase council member. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for COUNCIL MEMBER

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councillor
nounn
noun

• a member of a council

alderman
nounn
noun

• a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

commissioner
nounn
noun

• a government administrator

• a member of a commission

delegate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person appointed or elected to represent others

verb

• transfer power to someone

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

deputy
nounn
noun

• someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

• an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

• a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

• a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

emissary
nounn
noun

• someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

envoy
nounn
noun

• a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

• someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

• a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

legislator
nounn
noun

• someone who makes or enacts laws

officer
nounn
noun

• any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

• someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

• a member of a police force

• a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

verb

• direct or command as an officer

official
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• having official authority or sanction

• of or relating to an office

noun

• a worker who holds or is invested with an office

• someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

adjective satellite

• verified officially

• conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

• (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

representative
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• standing for something else

noun

• a person who represents others

• an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

• a member of the United States House of Representatives

• an item of information that is typical of a class or group

adjective satellite

• serving to represent or typify

• being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives

trustee
nounn
noun

• a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

• members of a governing board

Best Hypernyms For COUNCIL MEMBER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for council member, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
councillor delegate lawmaker legislator member official politician representative statesman
Phrases (2)
fellow memberpublic servant

Alternatives for COUNCILLOR

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