A town possessing a municipal corporation and special privileges conferred by royal charter (hence the sovereign is said to create a borough)…
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| 释义 | society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > constituency > type of (12) borough1512 A town possessing a municipal corporation and special privileges conferred by royal charter (hence the sovereign is said to create a borough)… close borough1771 to own a borough, to buy a borough: to possess or to buy the power of controlling the election of a member of parliament for a borough. close borough… pocket borough1783 A borough in which the election of political representatives was controlled by one person or family. Later also in extended use. borough-constituency1868 index constituency1888 a constituency in which the result of an election is considered a good indication of the state of parties in the country. Euro-constituency1957 Forming nouns relating to the European Union and its predecessors (see European, adj. 5b) or to the European Parliament, as Euro-constituency, Eur… supermarginal1960 Politics. A supermarginal constituency or seat. marginal1966 Politics. A marginal constituency or seat. Subcategories:— owner or patron of borough (4) |
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