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se⋅lect⋅man

  [si-lekt-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
Origin:
1625–35, Americanism; select (adj.) + -man
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se·lect·man   (sĭ-lěkt'mān', -mən)   
n.  One of a board of town officers chosen annually in New England communities to manage local affairs.
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Main Entry: se·lect·man
Pronunciation: si-'lekt-m&n, -"man
Function: noun
: 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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