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elected official vs selectman

selectman vs elected official

elected official and selectman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elected official Yes No No No
selectman Yes No No No
As nouns, selectman is a hyponym of elected official; that is, selectman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elected official:
  • elected official: official who won the office in a free election
  • selectman: a male elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
Other hyponyms of elected official include lame duck, lieutenant governor, selectwoman.
elected official (noun) selectman (noun)
official who won the office in a free election a male elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
Difference between elected official and selectman

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