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borough

(obsolete) A fortified town.
(rare) A town or city.
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
(historical, Britain, law) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.
(historical, Britain, law) The pledge or surety thus given.
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“From 1535, each Welsh county and borough was represented by one knight or burgess.”

“Petitions challenging the enclosures were presented by the Corporation of Leicester and borough residents to the King and Privy Council.”

“Most of the functions of the MCCs passed either to the metropolitan borough councils, or to joint boards.”

boroughmonger

boroughmaster

boroughmongery

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boroughhood

“The Gazette began before boroughhood and has continued along successive decades.”

boroughmasters

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“When the rival Norman and Anglo-Saxon boroughs amalgamated into a single administration, we cannot say.”

“It works well in Scotland and now, with PR for Scottish local elections, it breaks up the old Labour rotten boroughs.”

“The corn laws were repealed, the rotten boroughs were redistricted and the Whigs became credible contenders for power.”

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