selectmen
New England administrators
Selectmen are members of the elected board that governs a New England town.
The term reflects the traditional town meeting form of local government in states like Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont.
A board of selectmen handles day-to-day administration between annual town meetings: The selectmen approved the new zoning ordinance.
The gender-neutral variant select board is increasingly common.
County's smaller division
- colonialOf occupied territories
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
- VermontNortheastern state, small population
Maine · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Yankee · Puritan · Commonwealth · town hall · village
One who presates proceedings
- warrantFormal authorization document
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- motionChange in position
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
deliberation · agenda · minutes · vote · resolution · appropriation · public hearing · citizen
Flat rigid panel
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- overseersThose who supervise others
aldermen · officials · administrators · officers · stewardship · oversight · management · authority
Voting document
- votersThose who cast ballots
- candidacyPursuit of office
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- incumbentCurrent position holder
constituency · precinct · turnout · campaign · endorsement · term · reelection · appointee
township
County's smaller division
- colonialOf occupied territories
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
Vermont · Maine · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Yankee · Puritan · Commonwealth · town hall · village · municipal
moderator
One who presates proceedings
bylaws · deliberation · agenda · minutes · vote · resolution · appropriation · public hearing · citizen · taxpayer
board
Flat rigid panel
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
overseers · aldermen · officials · administrators · officers · stewardship · oversight · management · authority · jurisdiction
ballot
Voting document
- votersThose who cast ballots
- candidacyPursuit of office
- nominationFormal candidate selection
incumbent · constituency · precinct · turnout · campaign · endorsement · term · reelection · appointee · sworn in
- city councilcouncillors, councillor, council meetings, council chambers, mayor
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
- local councilsmunicipal council, town council, city commission, county council, district council
- local governancevillage council, mayors, local government, local councils, town meeting
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- local politicstown council, city councils, town meeting, mayors, alderman
selectmencongressmen
Elected federal legislative officials
senators · president · federal officials · cabinet members · representatives
selectmentown manager
Appointed local government executive
city manager · appointees · bureaucrats · civil servants · hereditary rulers
selectmentownspeople
Municipal area inhabitants
constituents · residents · voters · citizens · subjects