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selectman definition

☆ select·man (sə lekt′mən; locally, also sē′lekt man′)

noun pl. selectmen -·men (-mən; locally, also, -men′)

any of a board of officers elected in most New England towns to manage municipal affairs

Etymology: select + man

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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