All 3 Uses of
alderman
in
An Inspector Calls
- I was an alderman for years—and Lord Mayor two years ago—and I'm still on the Bench—so I know the Brumley police officers pretty well—and I thought I'd never seen you before.†
p. 13.9 *
- (Steps c.) And surely you don't mean Alderman Meggarty†
p. 35.5
- Alderman Meggarty!†
p. 35.6
Definition:
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) in some towns and cities in the U.S., Canada and Australia