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town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
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Emergency management officials passed out a list of evacuation procedures to worried residents at a Wednesday evening town meeting meant to mitigate panic.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
The town of Matthews in early March ended the public’s ability to comment at meetings via Zoom in response to a group of people who made hateful and antisemitic comments during a town meeting.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
The Pittsfield law flagged the young game as a nuisance that needed regulating: banning people from playing baseball (and other ball games) within 80 yards of the new town meeting house, to protect the building’s windows.
—Frederic J. Frommer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
With the lights up, a town meeting shifts gears into a trial of sorts — one in which Thomas, who had sought to protect his fellow man, must defend himself, and does not know how, if the truth is not enough.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1636, in the meaning defined above
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
town meeting
noun
: a meeting of townspeople to pass laws for the town
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