town manager
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of town manager
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Mary Lynn Rajskub plays the cheerful, credit-grabbing town manager whose assistant she becomes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
“They’re like, ‘I’m going to have to sell my house,’” said Argo, the town manager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Ron Niland, interim Rural Hall town manager since January, noted in emails that the individual who oversaw records requests at the time no longer works for the town.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
The benefits: $16 million in payments and cooperation in constructing a new sewer system, saving taxpayers millions, Mark Ells, the town manager, said.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
News and word of out-of-town visitors travel fast, and Kathleen Patterson, the town manager, likened the community to the “Gilmore Girls” TV show — “wonderful people, a lot of pride.”
From Washington Post
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