town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Related: Baker signs major climate bill into law After that, any city or town that has gotten local approval for a ban via town meeting or city council and has filed a home rule petition can try to join the ban. 
Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The agreement also mandates a mental health response training for all current and new officers and requires the towns to introduce new officers to the community through a town meeting and for the officers to remain on probation for one year. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 In one of the nation’s few examples of direct democracy, town residents in Wisconsin can vote at an annual town meeting on their property tax levy, the pay for town officers, and the method for electing the town board. Jason Stein, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022 At the May 23 town meeting, the town council approved the referral of an application to the zoning commission for the sale of 15 Douglas St., which is to be sold for $350,000, for the development of housing for seniors and disabled. Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2022 At a town meeting Tuesday, Mayor Justin Elicker apologized to Cox’s mother and said the incident did not live up to the city's standards. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 June 2022 There were no signs that the Croydon town meeting in March would be unusual. Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 May 2022 At a town meeting last July, Ronald Klausner described how the roar of low-flying jets woke two of his young grandchildren from their naps at his Hamptons home, leaving them cranky the rest of the afternoon. James Fanelli, WSJ, 15 May 2022 The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed with a vote of 327-242 following a debate at the annual town meeting in Nantucket. Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 May 2022 See More
Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The agreement also mandates a mental health response training for all current and new officers and requires the towns to introduce new officers to the community through a town meeting and for the officers to remain on probation for one year. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 In one of the nation’s few examples of direct democracy, town residents in Wisconsin can vote at an annual town meeting on their property tax levy, the pay for town officers, and the method for electing the town board. Jason Stein, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022 At the May 23 town meeting, the town council approved the referral of an application to the zoning commission for the sale of 15 Douglas St., which is to be sold for $350,000, for the development of housing for seniors and disabled. Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2022 At a town meeting Tuesday, Mayor Justin Elicker apologized to Cox’s mother and said the incident did not live up to the city's standards. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 June 2022 There were no signs that the Croydon town meeting in March would be unusual. Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 May 2022 At a town meeting last July, Ronald Klausner described how the roar of low-flying jets woke two of his young grandchildren from their naps at his Hamptons home, leaving them cranky the rest of the afternoon. James Fanelli, WSJ, 15 May 2022 The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed with a vote of 327-242 following a debate at the annual town meeting in Nantucket. Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1636, in the meaning defined above
town meeting
noun
as in panel discussion
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