Selectwoman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female selectman

    "“She buys up everything that’s in her view,” said Ruth Epstein, the first selectwoman of Kent."

  2. 2
    a female elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns wordnet

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"“She buys up everything that’s in her view,” said Ruth Epstein, the first selectwoman of Kent."

Etymology

From select + woman.

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