selectwoman
Local board member
A selectwoman is a female member of a select board—the elected governing body of a town in New England.
The position corresponds to selectman, with selectperson as the gender-neutral alternative.
The selectwoman proposed a new zoning ordinance at the town meeting.
Elected female municipal official
- alderwomanFemale municipal legislator
- assemblywomanFemale state legislature member
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
- councilmemberElected local legislator
alderman · legislator · representative · supervisor · board member · trustee · regent · magistrate
Organized effort toward goal
- ballotVoting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- caucusParty selection meeting
- constituentsParts of a whole
electorate · nomination · incumbent · challenger · precinct · turnout · canvassing · reelection
Public cause supporter
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- voiceSound from throat
- liaisonConnector between groups
constituent · community · taxpayer · voter · public servant · steward · trustee · ombudsman
Local governance assembly
- municipalOf city government
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- townshipCounty's smaller division
jurisdiction · ordinance · zoning · budget · civic · administration · policy · bylaw
Offspring-bearing sex
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- equalitySame status for all
councilwoman
Elected female municipal official
- alderwomanFemale municipal legislator
- assemblywomanFemale state legislature member
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
councilmember · alderman · legislator · representative · supervisor · board member · trustee · regent · magistrate · warden
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
constituents · electorate · nomination · incumbent · challenger · precinct · turnout · canvassing · reelection · candidacy
advocate
Public cause supporter
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- voiceSound from throat
liaison · constituent · community · taxpayer · voter · public servant · steward · trustee · ombudsman · intermediary
town meeting
Local governance assembly
township · jurisdiction · ordinance · zoning · budget · civic · administration · policy · bylaw · quorum
female
Offspring-bearing sex
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
equality · parity · role model · representation · leadership
- legislatorslegislator, lawmaker, member of parliament, state senator, assemblyman
- municipal officialsmayor, councillor, city manager, city clerk, city council member
selectwomanconstituent
Member of electoral district
voter · townsperson · citizen · resident · taxpayer
selectwomanmayor
Elected head of municipality
alderman · county commissioner · town manager · city manager · governor
select, woman, selectman, selectmen, selection, selective, selectively, selectivity, selector