the town

noun

: the government of a town

The town plans to increase property taxes.

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Aside from its situation amidst such resources, the town of Leadville since 1983 and 1994 has hosted major hundred-mile running and mountain-biking races, respectively. —

James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024 Buckland is a former commander of the Gilbert Police Department and retired from the town in 2016. —

Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Voting began in Dixville Notch shortly after midnight, continuing the town’s decades-long early voting tradition, which dates back to 1960 when Richard Nixon unanimously beat John F. Kennedy. —

Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 According to The Associated Press, the tradition of early voting in the town was introduced to accommodate railroad workers who did not have time to vote in the normal working day. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the town