Concept information
Preferred term
town meetings
Definition
- The town meeting is a form of local government found in the United States almost exclusively in New England towns. An open town meeting is a directdemocracy institution in which assembled voters participate in law making. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Town Meetings]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/town_meetings
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