Definition of Selectman. Meaning of Selectman. Synonyms of Selectman

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Definition of Selectman

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

Meaning of Selectman from wikipedia

- The first selectman (or selectwoman) is the head of the board of selectmen in some New England towns. Historically, the first selectman was the one...
- John Rowe (1715–1787) was a property developer and merchant in 18th century Boston, M****achusetts. As a merchant, John Rowe's most famous cargo was the...
- Institute for Public Policy. On November 3, 2015, he was elected First Selectman in his hometown of Stonington, Connecticut, which he once represented...
- Windsor Locks' Board of Selectman is composed of First Selectman Scott Storms (R), Selectman Jonathan Savino (D), and Selectman James Cannon (R). The following...
- Scott, in****bent governor (2017–present) Peter Duval, former Underhill selectman and independent candidate for governor in 2022 (ran as a Democrat) Esther...
- town's First Selectman. He became First Selectman in April 2006. Sheehy served on the Board of Selectmen for 27 years as a regular selectman. The Board...
- Stefanowski, earning 3.89% of the vote. Ned Lamont, former Greenwich Selectman, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and candidate for Governor of Connecticut...
- has a selectman-town meeting form of government. The current acting first selectman is Robert Yamartino, whom ****umed the office of First Selectman on December...
- Raynham selectman Barry Christopher Sanders, social worker Kelly A. Dooner, Taunton city councilor Jim DuPont, former Republican Raynham selectman 2024 United...
- (born June 3, 1962) is an American politician who has served as the First Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, since 2019. He previously served in the Connecticut...