town meeting

noun

a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.

(especially in New England) a legislative assembly of the qualified voters of a town.

Words nearby town meeting

town crier, town gas, town hall, town house, town manager, town meeting, town milk, town planning, town talk, towner, townes

Origin of town meeting

First recorded in 1630–40

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Examples from the Web for town meeting

These had ripened slowly during August and, by the time of the September town-meeting, were fit for eating.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens
Because in Toronto the old New England town-meeting idea worked to its logical triumph.
The Personality of American Cities|Edward Hungerford
It was what might be called the first town-meeting in America.
My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field|Charles Carleton Coffin
The first thing they did was to summon a sort of town-meeting, to have me narrate the events of my voyage.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train

Action of the Boston town-meeting and the Massachusetts convention.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton

British Dictionary definitions for town meeting

town meeting

noun US

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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town meeting

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