city father

city father
Synonyms and related words:
MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, alderman, archon, assemblyman, bailie, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, chancellor, chosen freeholder, city councilman, city manager, commissar, commissioner, congressman, congresswoman, councillor, councilman, councilwoman, county commissioner, county supervisor, elder, floor leader, headman, induna, lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, lord mayor, magistrate, maire, majority leader, mayor, minister, minister of state, minority leader, party whip, portreeve, reeve, representative, secretary, secretary of state, selectman, senator, solon, state senator, supervisor, syndic, undersecretary, warden, whip

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  • city father — ☆ city father n. any of the important officials of a city, as a councilman or alderman …   English World dictionary

  • city father — noun an important municipal official • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun, pl ⋯ thers [count] somewhat old fashioned : someone who works for a city government usually plural The city fathers have banned smoking in public places. * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • City father — The term city fathers (or Stadtväter) is used to mean two things: firstly (and most commonly), it denotes a member of a municipal council over a city. Secondly, it can signify the Founding Fathers of the city. Founding City fathers have usually… …   Wikipedia

  • city father — noun Date: 1843 a member (as an alderman or councilman) of the governing body of a city …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • city father — any of the officials or prominent citizens of a city. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • city father — one of the founders of a city …   English contemporary dictionary

  • city father — noun a person concerned with the administration of a city …   English new terms dictionary

  • city father — noun (countable usually plural) old use a member of the group of people who govern a city …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • city father — cit′y fa′ther n. gov any of the officials or prominent citizens of a city • Etymology: 1835–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • city father — /sɪti ˈfaðə/ (say sitee fahdhuh) noun one of the officials and prominent citizens of a city …  

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