# selectman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #79,957

## Definitions
1. Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.

## Etymology
From select + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/selectman
