town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
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That’s why the recent decision by the Manchester-by-the-Sea Board of Health to ignore town meeting voters is so egregious.
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Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
Councilor Kenneth McClary, a strong Wong supporter, cautioned at the annual town meeting in early May that budget reductions would hurt citizens.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
Weaving intimate storylines of its nuanced residents, tense debates at town meetings and forays into its rich history, Creede USA offers a hopeful, humanistic and urgent glimpse at a community that must continually negotiate its common ground.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Kil noted that one of the features of the town hall remodel project will deaden the noise from the passing trains, which at times can drown out speakers during town meetings.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
Councilor Kenneth McClary, a strong Wong supporter, cautioned at the annual town meeting in early May that budget reductions would hurt citizens.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
Weaving intimate storylines of its nuanced residents, tense debates at town meetings and forays into its rich history, Creede USA offers a hopeful, humanistic and urgent glimpse at a community that must continually negotiate its common ground.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Kil noted that one of the features of the town hall remodel project will deaden the noise from the passing trains, which at times can drown out speakers during town meetings.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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