town meeting

noun

1. a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.
2. (especially in New England) a legislative assembly of the qualified voters of a town.

town meeting

noun

1. an assembly of the inhabitants of a town
2. (esp in New England) an assembly of the qualified voters of a town. Such a meeting may exercise all the powers of local government

Word History and Origins

Origin of town meeting¹

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

So, the arrival of a foreign journalist in Belgika merits a town meeting.

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Obama thundered at a town meeting, saying the victims of gun violence “deserve a vote.”

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So expect President Obama, not Professor Obama to show up for his town meeting encounter with Romney.

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Then she was elected, twice, as a Town Meeting representative in Lexington, Mass., her only elective office.

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Scattergood saw to it that he encountered them on the evening before the momentous town meeting.

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The town-meeting promptly passed resolutions denying the right of parliament to tax the colonies without their consent.

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There must be but one town meeting in a year, and no "deliberation" at that; no "agitation," no discussion of grievances.

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At a town meeting of "citizens, mechanics, and working men," a committee was appointed to lay the issue before him.

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To my infinite relief her father dropped my fingers, and asked cheerily if there was any news from the town meeting.

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