councilmate

English

Etymology

council +‎ -mate

Noun

councilmate (plural councilmates)

1. A member of the same council.
   • 1988 May 6, Ben Joravsky, “Mystery zoning: What's going down in the Ninth Ward”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     This enormously expensive proposition was ignored by Mayor Washington and Shaw's councilmates, as was his previous suggestion that all gas stations in Chicago be required to maintain operating bathrooms.