transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:ldə(r)mən ]
( aldermen)
1.
In some parts of the United States and Canada, an alderman is a member of the governing body of a city.
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2.
Until 1974 in England and Wales, an alderman was a senior member of a local council who was elected by other councillors.
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