Town meetings are scheduled in one or more towns whenever a Representative or Senator travels back to his district or state. Town meetings are held to give constituents an opportunity to hear the Member speak about his activities and voting record in Washington, D.C., and a chance for the general public to ask questions, state their own views, or ask for assistance from their elected representative.
government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
a meeting of the inhabitants of a town
a school-wide assembly which provides a natural vehicle for sharing academics, discipline-based arts, and integrated art/academic lessons with parents and the school community
Town meeting is the legislative branch of local government. At town meetings, registered voters conduct the business of governing Harvard, including making laws and authorizing expenditures.
a meeting of the voters of a town in order to discuss and sometimes decide upon issues.
The town meeting was the usual form of local government in colonial New England. Town businesses was decided at a semiannual meeting where most male adults could select a representative to the assembly and decide issues related to land, taxes, the minister's salary, and provisions for the poor.
A town meeting is a meeting where an entire geographic area is invited to participate in a gathering, often for a political or administrative purpose. It may be to obtain community suggestions or feedback on public policies from government officials, or to cast legally binding votes on budgets and policy.