town meeting
a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.
(especially in New England) a legislative assembly of the qualified voters of a town.
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How to use town meeting in a sentence
So, the arrival of a foreign journalist in Belgika merits a town meeting.
Obama thundered at a town meeting, saying the victims of gun violence “deserve a vote.”
Washington Is Waiting for Godot as President Obama’s Second-Term Agenda Stalls | Howard Kurtz | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo expect President Obama, not Professor Obama to show up for his town meeting encounter with Romney.
Robert Shrum on the Vice Presidential Debate: Biden’s Win Was a Big F@$&ing Deal | Robert Shrum | October 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThen she was elected, twice, as a town meeting representative in Lexington, Mass., her only elective office.
Can Anyone Replace Ralph Nader in the Green Party Race for the White House? | Abigail Pesta | August 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTScattergood saw to it that he encountered them on the evening before the momentous town meeting.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland
The town-meeting promptly passed resolutions denying the right of parliament to tax the colonies without their consent.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThere must be but one town meeting in a year, and no "deliberation" at that; no "agitation," no discussion of grievances.
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore ParkerAt a town meeting of "citizens, mechanics, and working men," a committee was appointed to lay the issue before him.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanTo my infinite relief her father dropped my fingers, and asked cheerily if there was any news from the town meeting.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for town meeting
an assembly of the inhabitants of a town
(esp in New England) an assembly of the qualified voters of a town. Such a meeting may exercise all the powers of local government
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