selectman

American  

[si-lekt-muhn] / sɪˈlɛkt mən /

noun

plural

selectmen

1. (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.

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selectman British  

/ sɪˈlɛktmən /

noun

1. any of the members of the local boards of most New England towns

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Etymology

Origin of selectman

1625–35, select (adj.) + -man

Example Sentences

Two months before the vote, Danville’s town attorney, Matt Serge, had advised O’Neil and the other selectmen that the vote likely wouldn’t stand.

From Seattle Times

His funeral in Greenwich, Connecticut, a town where he was once the first selectman, drew family, friends and politicians from both parties.

From Seattle Times

He was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1962 and was first selectman of Greenwich before winning seats in the U.S.

From New York Times

Stemming from a lawsuit filed against the town of Southborough, Mass., by a resident who said selectmen had silenced her unlawfully, the decision pushed back against attempts to mandate good manners.

From New York Times

He was being challenged by Republican Jayme Stevenson, an abortion rights supporter who served more than a decade as Darien’s first selectman.

From Seattle Times