transitive. To hold (the representation of a constituency) under private control. Cf. pocket borough, n. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ170202 |
| 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 > invest with right to vote [verb (transitive)] > hold constituency under private control (2) pocket1882 transitive. To hold (the representation of a constituency) under private control. Cf. pocket borough, n. Obsolete. Subcategories:— buy power of (1) |
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