aldership

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noun

The position of an alderman or alderwoman.

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Meanings

nounaldership (plural alderships)

plural alderships

  1. The position of an alderman or alderwoman.

    Thirty of 40 years ago he was selected to the aldership.

    2001, Daniel Fred Johnson, New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Newspapers: 1893-1893
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    It is also true that, as Catalbasoglu points out frequently, campaigns are distinct from alderships.

    2017 November 3, “NEWS' VIEW: Uncontested but unclear”, in Yale Daily News

Origin

From alder + -ship.

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APA

aldership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldership

MLA

“aldership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldership. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aldership,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldership.

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