n.
Pronunciation: si- ' lek(t)- ˌ man, - ˌ lek(t)- ' man, - ' lek(t)-m ə n; ' s ē - ˌ lek(t)- ˌ man
Function: noun
Date: 1635
: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town