Selectman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Selectman is a noun meaning (US) Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.
Meaning
(US) Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: selectperson, selectwoman, councilperson, councilman, councilwoman
Every selectman in the state of New Hampshire seems to be positive that growth in a town will lower taxes, but if you plot growth rates against tax rates, you find a scatter as random as the stars in a New Hampshire winter sky.
The New England […] town had its own government: a group of selectmen elected by the adult male members of the church. The selectmen acted as a plural executive, while the town’s eligible voters gathered for town meetings and functioned as a miniature parliament.
Word Forms
- selectmen
Synonyms for selectman
Depending on context, synonyms include selectperson, selectwoman, councilperson, councilman, councilwoman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alderman, committeeman, supervisor, lawman, concionator, consul.
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