selectman

[ si-lekt-muhn ]

noun,plural se·lect·men.
  1. (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.

Origin of selectman

1
1625–35, Americanism;select (adj.) + -man

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selectman

/ (sɪˈlɛktmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. any of the members of the local boards of most New England towns

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