- se|lect|man
- se|lect|man «sih LEHKT muhn», noun, plural -men.a member of a board of town officers in New England (exclusive of Rhode Island), chosen each year to manage the town's affairs.╂[American English]
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man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
lect — col·lect·ed·ly; col·lect·ed·ness; col·lect·i·bil·i·ty; col·lect·ive·ly; col·lect·ive·ness; hy·per·di·a·lect·ism; id·i·o·lect; in·tel·lect; lect; predi·lect; pre·lect; rec·ol·lect; se·lect·ance; se·lect·ee; se·lect·ly; se·lect·man; se·lect·ness;… … English syllables
neg|lect´ful|ness — neg|lect|ful «nih GLEHKT fuhl», adjective. careless; negligent; heedless: »A man who does not vote is neglectful of his duty. –neg|lect´ful|ly, adverb. –neg|lect´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
neg|lect´ful|ly — neg|lect|ful «nih GLEHKT fuhl», adjective. careless; negligent; heedless: »A man who does not vote is neglectful of his duty. –neg|lect´ful|ly, adverb. –neg|lect´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
neg|lect|ful — «nih GLEHKT fuhl», adjective. careless; negligent; heedless: »A man who does not vote is neglectful of his duty. –neg|lect´ful|ly, adverb. –neg|lect´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|tel|lect — «IHN tuh lehkt», noun. 1. the power of knowing; understanding. A man s actions are influenced by his intellect, will, and feelings. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under mind. (Cf. ↑mind) 2. great intelligence; high mental ability: »Isaac Newton was a man… … Useful english dictionary
selectman — se·lect·man … English syllables
se — abhi·se·ka; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·lo·se·mat·ic; an·te·con·se·quent; an·ti·se·le·ne; an·ti·se·rum; apoph·y·se·al; ap·o·se·mat·ic; ar·se·dine; ar·se·nal; ar·se·nate; ar·se·nian; ar·se·nide; ar·se·nif·er·ous; ar·se·ni·llo;… … English syllables
selectman — se·lect·man /si lekt mən, ˌman/ n: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Selectman — Se*lect man, n.; pl. {Selectmen}. One of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New England States to transact the general public business of the town, and have a kind of executive authority. The number is usually from three to seven in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
