selectmann.

Brit.

/sᵻˈlɛk(t)mən/,

/sᵻˈlɛk(t)man/, U.S.

/səˈlɛk(t)mən/,

/səˈlɛk(t)ˌmæn/

Etymology: < select adj. + man n.¹

U.S.

One of a board of officers elected annually to manage various local concerns in a ‘town’ or ‘township’ in New England.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > member of local government council > town-councillor > in New England

townsman1634

selectman1646

town officer1685

1646 in Gen. Laws Massachusetts (1672) 122 The Select men of Boston, Charlstown [etc.].

1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 282 Three or five Selectmen are annually chosen in each town, who are entrusted with its general concerns.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxiv. 468 The ‘selectmen’ of a New England Town are not paid.

in extended use.1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 365/2 The selectmen of an African kraal-village would have had more respect for their ancestors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	selectman
释义	selectmann. Brit. /sᵻˈlɛk(t)mən/, /sᵻˈlɛk(t)man/, U.S. /səˈlɛk(t)mən/, /səˈlɛk(t)ˌmæn/ Etymology: < select adj. + man n.¹ U.S. One of a board of officers elected annually to manage various local concerns in a ‘town’ or ‘township’ in New England. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > member of local government council > town-councillor > in New England townsman1634 selectman1646 town officer1685 1646 in Gen. Laws Massachusetts (1672) 122 The Select men of Boston, Charlstown [etc.]. 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 282 Three or five Selectmen are annually chosen in each town, who are entrusted with its general concerns. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxiv. 468 The ‘selectmen’ of a New England Town are not paid. in extended use.1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 365/2 The selectmen of an African kraal-village would have had more respect for their ancestors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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