Definition of "selectwoman" []

• A woman who is one of a board of town officers chosen annually in New England communities to manage local affairs. (noun)

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• "Hikers toting walking sticks and lugging packs stream in and out of the post office during the hiking season, said Liz Caruso, a Caratunk selectwoman."
• "This year his race with Diane Farrell, a former first selectwoman of Westport, is regarded as one of the tightest in the nation."
• "He's in a very difficult reelection race up there with this woman named Diane Farrell, who is the first selectwoman of Westport, who I think is going to beat him."