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The Watch Party was hosted by councilman Frantz Pierre, and was also broadcast to audiences in Haiti.
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Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The organization recently declined to endorse city councilman Chi Ossé in his bid against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
Solomon, a progressive Jersey City councilman, defeated Jim McGreevey, who resigned as New Jersey governor back in 2004 after admitting to having an affair with a male staff member.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
Goethe was descended from a line of distinguished lawyers and councilmen on one side and a family of wealthy tailors and wine merchants on the other.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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