town manager

noun

: an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government

Examples of town manager in a Sentence

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When longtime town manager Laurel Prevetti announced her plans to step down in March, the council, with the help of search firm Peckham & McKenney, selected Chris Constantin as her replacement. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024 Jackson's former town manager likes to say that the only way to stem the influx of millionaires would be to slow internet speeds to 2008 levels. Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024 Ocean City’s town manager said Monday that the popular trams running the length of the iconic boardwalk are unlikely to return by next summer, as officials continue to investigate the fatal accident that took the life of a 2-year-old boy. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024 And in several towns in Idlib Province, residents have organized elections for town managers. Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017 See all Example Sentences for town manager 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of town manager was in 1912

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“Town manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20manager. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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