assemblyman/-woman

Itasan · Post by **Itasan** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:53 pm

assemblyman; assemblywoman; assemblyperson
Are these all used in the US?
What are the British equivalent?
Thank you.

tigertiger · Post by **tigertiger** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:17 am

Councilor - member of local council, elected member of local government. This is an unpaid position but they can claim expenses. Usually belong to a political party, but occasionaly independents.

One of these councilors will be elected mayor by his/her peers. In almost all councils this is an honorary position. Although elected, there is often a rota with councilors taking it in turn to be mayor.

Itasan · Post by **Itasan** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:56 am

Thank you very much, tigertiger.

sbourque · Post by **sbourque** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:23 pm

I seem to recall, from living in New York (state), that the state legislature was called the "assembly", although other states I've lived in just use the term "legislature".