town meetingn.

Brit.

/ˌtaʊn ˈmiːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈmidɪŋ/

Forms:

α. see town n. and meeting n.

β. 1600s townes meeting, 1700s–1800s town's meeting, 1800s towns' meeting, 1700s– towns meeting (now rare), 1800s towns-meeting, 1800s– townsmeeting.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., meeting n.

Etymology: In α. forms < town n. + meeting n. In β. forms < the genitive of town n. + meeting n. Compare township moot n. at township n. Compounds 3.

A general meeting of the inhabitants of a town; (U.S.) spec. a meeting of the voters of a township (township n. 4) for the transaction of public business (cf. March meeting n. at March n.² Compounds 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > meeting of a town, parish, ward, or county

wardmote1377

town meeting1636

parrock1660

parish meeting1665

county meeting1679

α.

1636 Town Rec. Salem (Mass.) in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1869) IX. 16 At a generall Court or towne meeting of Salem held the second of..May a^o 1636.

1648 Exper. Ess. Reformation Lawes Eng. 4 The Propagation of Common Civility, Learning and Christianitie by Towne-Meetings of Conference.

1747 W. Shirley in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1912) 27 786 The principal cause of the mobbish turn of this town [sc. Boston] is its constitution, by which the management of it is devolved upon the populace, assembled in their town meetings.

1774 E. Pendleton Let. 31 May in Lett. & Papers (1967) I. 89 By the Resolutions of their Town Meeting, it appears to be their Opinion that the most effectual Assistance..will arise from a general Association against Exports and Imports.

1819 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. App. 116 The resolutions..were probably those you mention of the town-meeting of Boston.

1837 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xi. 60 Each town-meeting was a little legislature.

1905 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 8 Mar. 4 The annual town meeting of the town of Seekonk was called to order Monday by Town Clerk Hill, who announced that the first business was the election of a Moderator.

1945 M. Zucker Philos. Amer. Hist. v. 188 Town meetings were generally gala occasions, with the women folk preparing hearty meals, while the men debated and discussed.

1991 Times 16 May 3/1 In a referendum requested by a town meeting, 3,457 electors said they wanted Stratford to revert to borough status.

2003 R. B. Parker Stone Cold (2004) xxxvi. 136 The Paradise selectmen called a special town meeting, which authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer.

β. 1637 in Rec. Town of Plymouth (Mass.) (1889) I. 3 It is concluded upon at a Townes meeting that Nicholas shall repaire the Hering ware.1639 in Documents City of Boston, 1877 (1878) II. 41 At the next townes meeting.1790 in Cheshire Notes & Queries (1888) New Ser. 3 222/1 To expences at a towns meeting when I made up my accounts.1796 T. Butler Diary 5 May (?1919) 31 I went down to K. Bridge to the Town's Meeting respecting settling the Overseyor of the Poor's Acc^ts.1843 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 16 Oct. Calling upon the mayor to convene a townsmeeting.1893 G. Griffith Angel of Revol. (1894) xxxiii. 248 The Provost has called a towns-meeting to consider the advisability of surrender.1951 A. W. Boyd Country Parish 35 In 1756 there was a resolution passed at a townsmeeting which fixed 4/- a ton for good paving stones.1980 B. Keith-Lucas Unreformed Local Govt. Syst. ii. 21 The calling of such a towns meeting was a normal preliminary to the presentation of a petition for a local act.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town meeting
释义	town meetingn. Brit. /ˌtaʊn ˈmiːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈmidɪŋ/ Forms: α. see town n. and meeting n. β. 1600s townes meeting, 1700s–1800s town's meeting, 1800s towns' meeting, 1700s– towns meeting (now rare), 1800s towns-meeting, 1800s– townsmeeting. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., meeting n. Etymology: In α. forms < town n. + meeting n. In β. forms < the genitive of town n. + meeting n. Compare township moot n. at township n. Compounds 3. A general meeting of the inhabitants of a town; (U.S.) spec. a meeting of the voters of a township (township n. 4) for the transaction of public business (cf. March meeting n. at March n.² Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > meeting of a town, parish, ward, or county wardmote1377 town meeting1636 parrock1660 parish meeting1665 county meeting1679 α. 1636 Town Rec. Salem (Mass.) in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1869) IX. 16 At a generall Court or towne meeting of Salem held the second of..May a^o 1636. 1648 Exper. Ess. Reformation Lawes Eng. 4 The Propagation of Common Civility, Learning and Christianitie by Towne-Meetings of Conference. 1747 W. Shirley in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1912) 27 786 The principal cause of the mobbish turn of this town [sc. Boston] is its constitution, by which the management of it is devolved upon the populace, assembled in their town meetings. 1774 E. Pendleton Let. 31 May in Lett. & Papers (1967) I. 89 By the Resolutions of their Town Meeting, it appears to be their Opinion that the most effectual Assistance..will arise from a general Association against Exports and Imports. 1819 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. App. 116 The resolutions..were probably those you mention of the town-meeting of Boston. 1837 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xi. 60 Each town-meeting was a little legislature. 1905 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 8 Mar. 4 The annual town meeting of the town of Seekonk was called to order Monday by Town Clerk Hill, who announced that the first business was the election of a Moderator. 1945 M. Zucker Philos. Amer. Hist. v. 188 Town meetings were generally gala occasions, with the women folk preparing hearty meals, while the men debated and discussed. 1991 Times 16 May 3/1 In a referendum requested by a town meeting, 3,457 electors said they wanted Stratford to revert to borough status. 2003 R. B. Parker Stone Cold (2004) xxxvi. 136 The Paradise selectmen called a special town meeting, which authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer. β. 1637 in Rec. Town of Plymouth (Mass.) (1889) I. 3 It is concluded upon at a Townes meeting that Nicholas shall repaire the Hering ware.1639 in Documents City of Boston, 1877 (1878) II. 41 At the next townes meeting.1790 in Cheshire Notes & Queries (1888) New Ser. 3 222/1 To expences at a towns meeting when I made up my accounts.1796 T. Butler Diary 5 May (?1919) 31 I went down to K. Bridge to the Town's Meeting respecting settling the Overseyor of the Poor's Acc^ts.1843 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 16 Oct. Calling upon the mayor to convene a townsmeeting.1893 G. Griffith Angel of Revol. (1894) xxxiii. 248 The Provost has called a towns-meeting to consider the advisability of surrender.1951 A. W. Boyd Country Parish 35 In 1756 there was a resolution passed at a townsmeeting which fixed 4/- a ton for good paving stones.1980 B. Keith-Lucas Unreformed Local Govt. Syst. ii. 21 The calling of such a towns meeting was a normal preliminary to the presentation of a petition for a local act. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1636
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