Definition
A female member of a council, especially a municipal or local government council. An elected or appointed woman who participates in civic decision-making.
Etymology
Compound of 'council' from Latin concilium meaning 'assembly' and 'woman'. The term emerged in the 20th century as women gained political representation, replacing earlier gender-neutral or male-specific terms.
Kelly Says
The first councilwomen in America faced the peculiar challenge of attending meetings where they legally couldn't vote in federal elections until 1920, yet could make local laws that affected entire communities!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮንሲል አባል
kohn-seel abal
ARالعربية
عضوة مجلس
udwah majlis
BNবাংলা
পরিষদ সদস্য
porishod shod-dosh-yo
CACatalà
regidora
reh-gee-thoh-rah
CSČeština
členka rady
chlen-kah rah-dee
DADansk
byrådsmedlem
by-rahds-med-lem
DEDeutsch
Stadträtin
shtat-rah-tin
ELΕλληνικά
συμβούλ
see-mvool
ESEspañol
concejal
kohn-seh-hal
FAفارسی
عضو شورای
ozv-e shora-ye
FISuomi
kaupunginvaltuutettu
kah-poon-gin-vahl-toh-tet-too
FRFrançais
conseillère
kohn-seh-yehr
HAHA
mamba a majalisar
mahm-bah ah mah-jah-lees-ar
HEעברית
חברת מועצה
khav-rah-t mo-ah-tzah
HIहिन्दी
पार्षद
paar-shad
HUMagyar
tanácsnő
tah-nahch-noh
IDBahasa Indonesia
anggota dewan
ahng-go-tah deh-wan
IGIG
onye otu ndi
oh-nyeh oh-too ndee
ITItaliano
consigliera
kohn-see-lyeh-rah
KKKK
кеңес мүшесі
keh-nes myoo-sheh-see
KMKM
សមាជិកក្រុម
sah-machik krom
MSBahasa Melayu
ahli majlis
ah-lee mah-jlis
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်စီဝင်
kawng-see-win
NLNederlands
raadsvrouw
rahd-svroh
NONorsk
byrådsmedlem
by-rahds-med-lem
PTPortuguês
vereadora
vay-reh-ah-dor-ah
RORomână
consilieră
kohn-see-lyehr-ah
RUРусский
член совета
chlen soveta
SVSvenska
stadsfullmäktig
stahds-foo-lee-mektig
SWKiswahili
mwanachama wa baraza
m-wah-nah-chah-mah wah bah-rah-zah
TAதமிழ்
கவுன்சில் உறுப்பினர்
kavun-sil oor-oo-pin-ar
TEతెలుగు
కౌన్సిల్ సభ్యురాలు
kavun-sil sab-yoo-rah-loo
THไทย
สมาชิกสภา
samachik sapha
TLTL
konsehal
kohn-seh-hal
TRTürkçe
meclis üyesi
meh-jlee-s oo-yeh-see
UKУкраїнська
член ради
chlen rah-dee
URاردو
کونسل کی رکن
kavun-sil kee rakn
VITiếng Việt
đại biểu hội đồng
dai bieu hoi dong
YOYO
àlejò àṣẹ
ah-leh-joh ah-sheh
ZUZU
ilungu lekomidi
ee-loon-goo leh-koh-mee-dee