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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) selectman
(in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.

Etymology: (1625–35)

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1. (noun) selectman
an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Selectman
one of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New England States to transact the general public business of the town, and have a kind of executive authority. The number is usually from three to seven in each town

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