city manager

noun

: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government

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Portland is expanding its City Council from five to 12 members, who will be elected by voters in individual districts rather than citywide, and adding a city manager position. Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Trump initially made the claim during the ABC News presidential debate last month, but he was fact-checked by co-moderator David Muir, who noted that Springfield’s city manager said that there was no evidence that immigrants were eating people’s pets. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 About 5% of cities in the Bluegrass state have a city manager form of government, according to the Kentucky League of Cities. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024 Earlier this year, Bryan Heck, Springfield’s city manager, wrote a letter to US Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, requesting additional federal support for the city. Chelsea Bailey, Meridith Edwards and Omar Jimenez, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for city manager 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of city manager was in 1909

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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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city manager

noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government

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