Word Meanings - SELECTMAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New England States to transact the general public business of the town, and have a kind of executive authority. The number is usually from three to seven in each town.

• Numbering
  of Number
• Statesmen
  of Statesman
• Three-lobed
  Having three lobes.
• Transacting
  of Transact
• THREEDECKER
  A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
• THREEVALVED
  Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.
• Generalia
  Generalities; general terms.
• Numberer
  One who numbers.
• Sevenfold
  Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount.
• Statesman
  A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities.
• Three-nerved
  Having three nerves.
• Transact
  To carry through; to do; perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business; to transact business by an agent.
• THREEFLOWERED
  Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.
• THREEWAY
  Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.
• Generalissimo
  The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign countries.
• Generalities
  of Generality
• Numberful
  Numerous.
• Sevennight
  A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.
• Statesmanlike
  Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.

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