selectman
noun
se·lect·man
| \ sə-ˈlek(t)-ˌman
, -ˌlek(t)-ˈman, -ˈlek(t)-mən; ˈsē-ˌlek(t)-ˌman\
, -ˌlek(t)-ˈman, -ˈlek(t)-mən; ˈsē-ˌlek(t)-ˌman\
Definition of selectman
: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town
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Winchester’s former board of selectmen had featured only six women over some 167 years of history. — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, "In Massachusetts, ‘aldermen’ are nearly extinct," 6 July 2019 Young, his lawyer Thom Page, and a small band of Simon’s supporters have habitually attended selectmen meetings over the past year to plead Simon’s case. — Jack Kramer, ExpressNews.com, "CT dog comes off ‘death row,’ finds home in Michigan," 23 June 2019 Last year, selectmen put out a request for proposals to redevelop the parking lots, and chose Trinity from six respondents. — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, "Wellesley eyes adding apartments, condos near rail station," 26 June 2019 The decision to euthanize the dog was made before Hoey became first selectman. — Jack Kramer, ExpressNews.com, "CT dog comes off ‘death row,’ finds home in Michigan," 23 June 2019 The West Plymouth site was chosen from 21 potential ones, according to a selectmen’s report. — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, "Plymouth to increase water supply with new well," 12 July 2018 After law school, Herbst was elected Trumbull's first selectman at the age of 29. — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, "Temperamental? Thin-Skinned? Republican Tim Herbst Says He's 'Authentic'," 28 June 2018 She was elected first selectman in 2015 and before that was chair of the board of education. — Ken Byron, Courant Community, "Canton First Selectman Leslee Hill To Run For 17th House District," 12 Mar. 2018 Keith was head of young Democrats in CT, served as first selectman from 1953-1955 and as State Representative from 1955-57 and 1959-1961. — courant.com, "Keith and Audrey Dubay," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'selectman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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selectman
noun
se·lect·man
| \ si-ˈlekt-mən, -ˌman
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Legal Definition of selectman
: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town