town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
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Drums and bells had been used for so long to gather people for town meetings or church services that hardly anybody complained when bells were tuned or fifes added to the drum corps, which began to march with choreographic precision.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The New England town meeting is the earliest example.
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Trygve Throntveit,
Time,
27 May 2026
Marblehead Public Access Television After the planning board all but admitted at a town meeting on May 4 that there is no plan to actually build new housing on the golf course, resident David Modica teed off.
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David Wade,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
According to Blahunka, almost 60 people attended the April 14 annual town meeting, based on the meeting’s sign-in sheet.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The New England town meeting is the earliest example.
—
Trygve Throntveit,
Time,
27 May 2026
Marblehead Public Access Television After the planning board all but admitted at a town meeting on May 4 that there is no plan to actually build new housing on the golf course, resident David Modica teed off.
—
David Wade,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
According to Blahunka, almost 60 people attended the April 14 annual town meeting, based on the meeting’s sign-in sheet.
—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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