What's the difference between selectman and selectmen?

Selectman

Definition:

(n.) 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.

Example Sentences:

(1) "We are trying to respect the world's interest in us, but we also have a real need in our community to gain a foothold," First Selectman Pat Llodra said.
(2) In addition to speaking on behalf of the Newtown groups, I will be delivering these comments from another incredible leader, Newtown's First Selectman Patricia Llodra: In Newtown, we believe that there is no greater gift of love than to perform acts of kindness in honor of those who lives were taken on December 14, 2012, in the Sandy Hook School shooting.

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Example Sentences:

(1) That's what happened this week in Sabattus, another town in Maine, where the selectmen took the police chief's advice and voted not to send a similar proposal to voters.