town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
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Topless equality won a victory in Nantucket in 2022 when at the annual town meeting, residents adopted the Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw, which then-Attorney General and now-Gov. Maura Healey approved that December.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2024
Its signature town meeting was both a perfect parody of popular opinion and a set up for some of the series' most hilarious bits.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
This is not what happens in the actual town meeting that takes place.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
With modern technology not working, the town of Black Mountain turned to a communication method that has been used for centuries: a town meeting.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2024
Its signature town meeting was both a perfect parody of popular opinion and a set up for some of the series' most hilarious bits.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
This is not what happens in the actual town meeting that takes place.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
With modern technology not working, the town of Black Mountain turned to a communication method that has been used for centuries: a town meeting.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for town meeting
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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