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| has gloss | (noun) a meeting of the inhabitants of a town town meeting |
| has gloss | eng: A town meeting is a meeting where the population of an entire geographic area is invited to participate in a gathering, often for a political, administrative, or legislative purpose. It is a form of democratic rule that has been used primarily in the United States since the 1600s. Traditionally, a town meeting is a time when community members come together to legislate policy and budgets for their town. However, politicians in the United States have been using the term to represent a forum for voters to ask questions. |
| lexicalization | eng: Town Meeting |
| subclass of | (noun) a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" meeting, group meeting |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: schůze obecní rady |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Die Gemeindeversammlung ist ein Organ in den meisten kleinen politischen Gemeinden der Schweiz, was für 90 % aller Gemeinden des Landes zutrifft (auch Städte mit fast 20'000 Einwohnern besitzen sie). Sie findet typischerweise in einem grossen Saal statt. Sie ist die Legislative der Gemeinde; und nur für Wahlen, grössere finanzielle Ausgaben oder für Änderungen des Gemeindereglements wird die gesamte Bevölkerung zur Urnenabstimmung aufgerufen. |
| lexicalization | deu: Gemeindeversammlung |
| Japanese | |
| has gloss | jpn: タウンミーティング(Town meeting)とは、主にアメリカ合衆国ニューイングランド地方(コネチカット州、メイン州、マサチューセッツ州、ニューハンプシャー州、ロードアイランド州、バーモント州)で実施されている地方自治体の意思決定方式。行政区分名としても使われている地域が有る。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: タウンミーティング |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 읍민 대회 |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Una reunión de la población es un sistema de gobierno de una comunidad. El objetivo es invitar a la población de un área geográfica al completo a debatir, normalmente con propósitos políticos, administrativos o legislativos. |
| lexicalization | spa: Reunion de la poblacion |
| lexicalization | spa: Reunión de la población |
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| similar | e/Town meeting |
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| media:img | Faneuil Hall Boston Massachusetts.JPG |
| media:img | Freetown Warrant FY2004.gif |
| media:img | Meeting house marlboro vermont 20040911.jpg |
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