Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-lekt-muh n]
- /sɪˈlɛkt mən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [si-lekt-muh n]
- /sɪˈlɛkt mən/
Definitions of selectman word
- noun plural selectman (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs. 1
- noun selectman administrative official 1
- noun selectman any of the members of the local boards of most New England towns 0
- noun selectman any of a board of officers elected in most New England towns to manage municipal affairs 0
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Origin of selectman
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35, Americanism; select (adj.) + -man
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Parts of speech for Selectman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
selectman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
selectman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with selectman
- what is a selectman?
- what is a first selectman?
- what does a town selectman do?
- what does a selectman do?
- what is a town selectman?
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