Selectman

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  • noun. One of a board of town officers chosen annually in New England communities to manage local affairs.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In New England towns, one of a board of officers chosen annually to manage various local concerns.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New England States to transact the general public business of the town, and have a kind of executive authority. The number is usually from three to seven in each town.
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  • noun. any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns
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  • noun. an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
    • Word Usage
    "Kelly, a two-term selectman in town and former president of the New Hampshire Libertarian Party, wrote the book and had it published."
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    elected official  
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    alderman  archon  bailie  burghermaster  burgomaster  
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