Every selectman in the state of New Hampshire seems to be positive that growth in a town will lower taxes, but if you plot growth rates against tax rates, you find a scatter as random as the stars in a New Hampshire winter sky.
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Selectman
Synonyms for "selectman" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(1 words)
board member
Strong matches (12)
chancellorcity councilmancity fathercity managercommissarcommissionercouncillorcouncilmancouncilwomancounty commissionercounty supervisorelder
Related words (20)
headmanindunalegislatorlord mayormagistratemairemayorministerminister of statepoliticianportreevereevesecretarysecretary of statesupervisorsyndicundersecretarywarden
Noun(2 words)
local officialmunicipal official
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2 entrieschairmanvice chairman
Collocations
6 entriesboard of selectmenselectman dutiesselectman electionselectman salaryselectman termtown selectman
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2 entriesSample sentences
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The New England […] town had its own government: a group of selectmen elected by the adult male members of the church. The selectmen acted as a plural executive, while the town’s eligible voters gathered for town meetings and functioned as a miniature parliament.
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