selectwomann.

Brit.

/sᵻˈlɛk(t)ˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/səˈlɛk(t)ˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural selectwomen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: select adj., woman n.

Etymology: < select adj. + woman n., after selectman n.

U.S.

A female member of the local government board of a New England town. Cf. selectman n.Quot. 1868 is from a play depicting a society in which traditional gender roles have been reversed as a result of women gaining the vote.

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1868 A. R. W. Curtis & D. S. Curtis Spirit of Seventy-six ii. 26 Let me introduce..Miss Wolverine Griffin, Selectwoman of Newton, Mass.

1921 Boston Globe 25 Sept. 20/7 Neither Republicans nor Democrats have named candidates for selectwoman or assessor, but each of the other 11 offices is within reach of women in one or more towns.

1950 Lowell (Mass.) Sunday Sun 16 July 43/2 Robert F. Drew, son of former Selectwoman Wavie Drew, has joined the Army Air Force.

2006 M. Womersley in M. Ruth Smart Growth & Climate Change iii. 73 In the northeast..boards of largely unpaid amateurs, town selectmen and selectwomen, control planning, subject to votes of annual town meetings.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	selectwoman
释义	selectwomann. Brit. /sᵻˈlɛk(t)ˌwʊmən/, U.S. /səˈlɛk(t)ˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural selectwomen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: select adj., woman n. Etymology: < select adj. + woman n., after selectman n. U.S. A female member of the local government board of a New England town. Cf. selectman n.Quot. 1868 is from a play depicting a society in which traditional gender roles have been reversed as a result of women gaining the vote. ΚΠ 1868 A. R. W. Curtis & D. S. Curtis Spirit of Seventy-six ii. 26 Let me introduce..Miss Wolverine Griffin, Selectwoman of Newton, Mass. 1921 Boston Globe 25 Sept. 20/7 Neither Republicans nor Democrats have named candidates for selectwoman or assessor, but each of the other 11 offices is within reach of women in one or more towns. 1950 Lowell (Mass.) Sunday Sun 16 July 43/2 Robert F. Drew, son of former Selectwoman Wavie Drew, has joined the Army Air Force. 2006 M. Womersley in M. Ruth Smart Growth & Climate Change iii. 73 In the northeast..boards of largely unpaid amateurs, town selectmen and selectwomen, control planning, subject to votes of annual town meetings. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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