councilwoman

noun

1. A feminine member of a council, especially a city council or town council.

   “Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilor, councillor, councilman, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman”

   “When it was the defense’s turn to try to rebut the prosecution’s case, lawyers for Mr. James called just two witnesses [—] two former councilwomen who tried to bolster the assertion of Mr. James that he could not approve property sales unilaterally.”

   “A New York City councilwoman was charged with assault after a heated protest at the Brooklyn site of a proposed men’s homeless shelter at which, the authorities say, she bit a police chief.”