CEFR B2

selectman

noun

Meaning

selectman means any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses selectman to mean any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.
The teacher asked students to find selectman in the reading.

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selectman (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses selectman to mean any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.
The teacher asked students to find selectman in the reading.
Check the words around selectman to choose the right meaning.

How to Use selectman

a/the selectman (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a selectman."
selectman in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked selectman in context before translating it."

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