selectman
noun
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
selectmen
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pluralof selectman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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 ● Mar. 22, 2024
In the Vermont towns of Wilmington and Dover, selectmen mandated mask-wearing in public places — which Dover Police Chief Randy Johnson said wouldn’t have happened if not for the twins’ deaths.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2020
But in county after county, they pushed through at-large systems, so everyone voted for a slate of five or seven supervisors or selectmen.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2019
The third syllable in the word selectmen is men, and for a single member selectman, the syllable is man.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
At a table at the end of the room sat Captain Samuel Talcott, Magistrate from Wethersfield to the General Court of Connecticut, and a group of men whom Kit knew as the town selectmen.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
