town meeting

noun

: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town

Examples of town meeting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is not what happens in the actual town meeting that takes place. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 With modern technology not working, the town of Black Mountain turned to a communication method that has been used for centuries: a town meeting. Zachery Eanes, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 Manchester has planned street repairs on nine roads, including upgrades to the Manchester Town Hall front parking lot and the Manchester Post Office rear lot, according to town meeting documents. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024 The actions were taken Wednesday after a special town meeting on Tuesday in which hundreds of outraged residents, many of them parents, demanded answers about who knew what and when. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for town meeting 

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Word History

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of town meeting was in 1636

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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

town meeting

noun
: a meeting of townspeople to pass laws for the town

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