town manager

American  

noun

1. an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.

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Etymology

Origin of town manager

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Mary Lynn Rajskub plays the cheerful, credit-grabbing town manager whose assistant she becomes.

From Los Angeles Times

“All they do is tear up our road,” said Adam Argo, town manager.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Stowe, Vt., a wintertime skiing hub, town manager Charles Safford said the doors are wide open for fall tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They’re like, ‘I’m going to have to sell my house,’” said Argo, the town manager.

From The Wall Street Journal

With its shopping centers and cul-de-sacs carved into Joshua tree woodlands, Yucca Valley is probably the developed community most profoundly affected by the conservation law, said town manager Curtis Yakimow.

From Los Angeles Times