regidor

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noun

A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body).

OriginSpanish regidor ← Latin regere ← Proto-Italic *regō →
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Meanings

nounregidor (plural regidors or regidores)

plural regidors · plural regidores

  1. A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*regō
  4. Latinregere
  5. Spanishregir
  6. Spanishregidor
  7. Englishregidor

Borrowed from Spanish regidor.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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