town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
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The best Tommy can do is put it up for discussion and vote at a town meeting.
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EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
By the way? Sunday at the Masters is still the closest thing golf has to Super Sunday, the feeling that the final round is like a town meeting of the sport.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Annual town meeting for Elgin Township to be held Tuesday
Elgin Township will be holding its annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Elgin Township Building, 729 S. McLean Blvd., Elgin.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The plan is set for another vote at Marblehead’s next town meeting, in May.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
By the way? Sunday at the Masters is still the closest thing golf has to Super Sunday, the feeling that the final round is like a town meeting of the sport.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Annual town meeting for Elgin Township to be held Tuesday
Elgin Township will be holding its annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Elgin Township Building, 729 S. McLean Blvd., Elgin.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The plan is set for another vote at Marblehead’s next town meeting, in May.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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