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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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NJD48NRZ-W

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