Alderman means: A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
alderman
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
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BlueskyMay 2026
And not even reality when they gerrymander put our representation. I do not have a single Democratic rep from alderman to President.
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BlueskyMay 2026
"Alderman is emphatic that the goal is to create a sustainable business that serves a loyal community for a long time." 🥳
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BlueskyMay 2026
I loved when Alderman Reilly was complaining publicly about how bad traffic has been on the east side of this yellow zone. My dude thinks he was elected to whine, not solve problems.
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BlueskyMay 2026
If they don't know who their local Alderman/city council member/state representative or senator is - and most don't - wellllll....
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
The price of a case (five shillings piece bad) from the smasher is about one shilling; an alderman (two and sixpence) about sixpence; a peg (shilling) about threepence; a downer or sprat (sixpence) about twopence.
Origin: From , aldermon, from , ealdormann, from ealdor + mann.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Alderman means: A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
alderman means: A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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“"Alderman is emphatic that the goal is to create a sustainable business that serves a loyal community for a long time." 🥳”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I loved when Alderman Reilly was complaining publicly about how bad traffic has been on the east side of this yellow zone. My dude thinks he was elected to whine, not solve problems.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If they don't know who their local Alderman/city council member/state representative or senator is - and most don't - wellllll....”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(smoking) A long pipe for smoking.
In one part of Cockaigne an amalgamation of these two last has lately taken place; and the pleasure experienced by the parishioners of Walbrook is unbounded when smoking an alderman and churchwarden.
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“And not even reality when they gerrymander put our representation. I do not have a single Democratic rep from alderman to President.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(UK, historical, slang, obsolete) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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