freeholder

Example Sentences

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Not everyone has welcomed the changes, with the Residential Freeholders Association accusing the government on an "attack on leasehold system" saying they should "introduce regulation to tackle service charges directly".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

That so upset Ashley Bennett, a 32-year-old health care worker, that she challenged Mr. Carman for his seat on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2017

Democrat Ashley Bennett is challenging the Republican, who is seeking his second three-year term on the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders in a Nov. 7 election.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2017

When Hester, an Ocean County, N.J. police officer, began dying of terminal lung cancer in 2005, she appealed to the county Board of Freeholders to allow her pension to go to Andree.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2015

One of the men was a Judge, two had been Chosen Freeholders, and the fourth was his hired man.

From Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches by Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett)