selectman
noun
se·lect·man
sə-ˈlek(t)-ˌman 
-ˌlek(t)-ˈman,
-ˈlek(t)-mən;
ˈsē-ˌlek(t)-ˌman
: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town
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Mayors and first selectmen rely on that money to balance their budgets, and two key lobbying groups, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and the Council of Small Towns, have both opposed eliminating the car tax that has helped defeat the bill.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
First Selectman Ryan Curley anticipates the developers will give selectmen a progress update in February.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
Posted by Town of Holden on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Lukes later got a message from town selectman Anthony Renzoni, who edited a photo of the middle school’s roadside sign to match the spelling painted on the street.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
Ditto for so many town officials, minus the selectman in the bow tie, who’ve shrugged off Johnson’s onslaught to keep issuing permits and licenses.
—Brian McGrory, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
First Selectman Ryan Curley anticipates the developers will give selectmen a progress update in February.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
Posted by Town of Holden on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Lukes later got a message from town selectman Anthony Renzoni, who edited a photo of the middle school’s roadside sign to match the spelling painted on the street.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
Ditto for so many town officials, minus the selectman in the bow tie, who’ve shrugged off Johnson’s onslaught to keep issuing permits and licenses.
—Brian McGrory, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
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selectman
noun
se·lect·man
si-ˈlek(t)-ˌman
-mən;
-ˌlek(t)-ˈman
: one of a group of town officials elected annually in some of the New England states
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selectman
noun
se·lect·man
si-ˈlekt-mən, -ˌman
: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town
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