town meeting

noun

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: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town

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Surely no one thought the entire population of 13 states could work like a town meeting. — Barbara Clark Smith, The Conversation, 4 May 2026 The New England town meeting is the earliest example. — Trygve Throntveit, Time, 27 May 2026 He’s also been involved in local issues, speaking at town meetings and backing community projects. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 While in the Senate, Feingold made a point to hold town meetings in all 72 of Wisconsin’s counties. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for town meeting

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First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of town meeting was in 1636

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town meeting

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: a meeting of townspeople to pass laws for the town

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