the town

noun

: the government of a town
The town plans to increase property taxes.

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Bear Plaza — the town’s iconic bear statues are everywhere — is also turned into a winter wonderland for kids. Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024 An independent won in the other mayor race, this one in Bossier for the town of Plain Dealing. Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024 The arrest, which occurred on September 3 in Nuevo Laredo, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, heightened concerns that violence could spill over the town's Rio Grande border into Laredo, Texas. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Now, the town is an affordable retirement community and a mecca for off-road vehicle enthusiasts. Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the town 

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“The town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20town. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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