city manager

noun

: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government

Examples of city manager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Muleshoe, about 60 miles to the west and with a population of about 5,000, hackers caused the water system to overflow before it was shut down and taken over manually by officials, city manager Ramon Sanchez told CNN. Ken Miller, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024 But that city already has hired a chief, and the Flower Mound city manager confirmed in an email that Mitchell took himself out of the candidate pool there last month after he was hired as Oakland’s new chief. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for city manager 

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Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of city manager was in 1909

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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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city manager

noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government

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