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selectman

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SELECTMAN

n.[select and man. ] In New England, a town officer chosen anually to manage the concerns of the town, provide for the poor, etc. Their number is usually from three to seven in each town, and these constitute a kind of executive authority.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELECTMAN

Se *lect "man, n.; pl. Selectmen (.

Defn: 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. The system of delegated town action was then, perhaps, the same which was defined in an "order made in 1635 by the inhabitants of Charlestown at a full meeting for the government of the town, by selectmen;" the name presently extended throughout New England to municipal governors. Palfrey.

New American Oxford Dictionary

selectman

se lect man |səˈlektmən səˈlɛktmən | ▶noun ( pl. selectmen ) a member of the local government board of a New England town.

Oxford Dictionary

selectman

se ¦lect |man |sɪˈlɛktman | ▶noun ( pl. selectmen ) a member of the local government board of a New England town.