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Selectmen is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Selectmen in a sentence

Selectmen meaning

plural of selectman

Using Selectmen

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of selectman
  • In the example corpus, selectmen often appears in combinations such as: of selectmen, the selectmen, selectmen meeting.

Context around Selectmen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

former 1× southbury 1× tisbury 1× bluffs 1× told 1× two 1×

Often after:

meeting 3× table 1× appointed 1× bos 1× chairman 1× voted 1× art 1×

Sentence patterns with Selectmen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

board of selectmen 2× a former selectmen and local 1× allow the selectmen to take 1× appeared before selectmen on jan 1× at the selectmen meeting jan 1× board of selectmen bos met 1× board of selectmen meeting at 1× board of selectmen meeting the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a run off 1× a similar plan 1× adam bond the 1× after a heavy 1× allen careddon of 1× at southbury s 1×

Common sentence endings:

board of selectmen 2× 14 town elections 1× and mask wearing 1× boards of selectmen 1× call your selectmen 1× enough to vote 1×

Words around Selectmen

Just before it in the word index:

selectman 41 selectivity 41 selectiveness 3 selectively 196 selective 667 selections 533

Just after it in the word index:

selector 122 selectorate 2 selectors 118 selectperson 3 selectpersons 4 selectquote 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aba 188 avenge 188 backups 188 blush 188 breakers 188 brides 188

Corpus analysis for Selectmen

  • In this selection, "selectmen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, former, southbury, tisbury, meeting, table and appointed stand out and add context to how "selectmen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include board of selectmen and a former selectmen and local. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "selectmen" sits close to words such as aba, avenge and backups, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with selectmen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At the Selectmen meeting Jan. (5 words)

Selectmen appointed Henry Girardin, Esther Cox and Peter Brewster to the Finance Committee. (13 words)

Oak Bluffs selectmen chairman Brian Packish confirmed the town chose not to appeal. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

At Southbury’s April 5 Board of Selectmen meeting, the agenda included voting on a resolution requesting that our state representatives vote “yes” on two bills that would make Connecticut safer (April 6 story, “Southbury selectmen table talks on guns”). (40 words)

A run-off election for a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen will be held Aug. 25. The contest is between candidates Paul Tworog and Bernard King, who each received 347 votes in the July 14 town elections. (40 words)

Following what was described as a brief and preliminary inquiry by Little House Cafe about food truck parameters, members of the planning board came before West Tisbury selectmen to discuss the food truck regulations in town. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Adam Bond, the Planning Board chairman and a former selectmen, and local attorney, appeared before selectmen on Jan.

At Southbury’s April 5 Board of Selectmen meeting, the agenda included voting on a resolution requesting that our state representatives vote “yes” on two bills that would make Connecticut safer (April 6 story, “Southbury selectmen table talks on guns”).

Board of Selectmen The executive branch of the Town Government is "headed" by a Board of Selectmen.

Allen Careddon of Beacon Falls speaks Wednesday at a special Board of Selectmen meeting at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls.

I'd you can't find the time or courage to do so, call your selectmen.

Instead of the town meeting as the sole legislative branch, a charter could allow the selectmen to take on some legislative responsibility.

There were people on the Master Plan Committee that some selectmen did not want on the ZBR Committee, or any committee for that matter.

Selectmen appointed Henry Girardin, Esther Cox and Peter Brewster to the Finance Committee.

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After a heavy rain in the morning and cooling afternoon, the Nottingham Board of Selectmen (BOS) met Monday evening, November 23, 2020.

A run-off election for a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen will be held Aug. 25. The contest is between candidates Paul Tworog and Bernard King, who each received 347 votes in the July 14 town elections.

A similar plan was discussed by Tisbury fire chief John Schilling with his selectmen.

At the Selectmen meeting Jan.

Following what was described as a brief and preliminary inquiry by Little House Cafe about food truck parameters, members of the planning board came before West Tisbury selectmen to discuss the food truck regulations in town.

Fox has been a member of the Finance Committee, Economic Development Committee, Board of Assessors, and Board of Selectmen.

Fred Camillo, the first selectman of Greenwich’s board of selectmen, said the board had scheduled a special meeting on Wednesday to talk how the town would better enforce rules on social distancing and mask wearing.

God help the newcomer who suggests regional government might be more efficient than six separate town boards of selectmen.

Oak Bluffs selectmen chairman Brian Packish confirmed the town chose not to appeal.

Selectmen voted to allow Mr. Tierney access to town counsel in order to proceed in making the property safe.

Sennott’s attorney Chris Maffucci told selectmen the town could put a halt to the composting activity.

She said she enjoys working with the town’s other two selectmen, Art Smadbeck and Michael Donaroma, and noted that it was her grandson’s first time being old enough to vote.

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Common combinations with selectmen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "selectmen" in a sentence?
An example: "Adam Bond, the Planning Board chairman and a former selectmen, and local attorney, appeared before selectmen on Jan." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "selectmen" from authentic English texts.
What does "selectmen" mean?
Selectmen means: plural of selectman
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