WordNet
board of selectmen
n. a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
Wikipedia
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms. Three is the most common number, historically.
Usage examples of "board of selectmen".
Worse still, he's convinced the Board of Selectmen that the new garage is a bad idea.
He could not understand how the Board of Selectmen could be so shortsighted.
He had wangled a space heater out of that skinflint board of selectmen three years ago, and had given up his apartment in town for good.
Sure hope the owner cleared that sign with the Board of Selectmen before he put it in.