| 单词 | boroughmongering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈboroughmongering ˈboroughmongering n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery > to secure vote treating1709 quilling1770 boroughmongering1798 borough-jobbing1803 boroughmongery1820 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > bribing > to secure votes boroughmongering1798 1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 260 An impudent, unqualified intrusion of Borough-mongering Mercers. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. iv. iv. 37 The boroughmongering of our own times. 1879 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 497 They represented either Downing Street or a score of boroughmongering peers. < as lemmas |
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