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pocket borough
pocket boroughn. A borough in England, before the parliamentary reform of 1832, whose representation was controlled by a single person or family.pocket borough n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (before the Reform Act of 1832) an English borough constituency controlled by one person or family who owned the land. Compare rotten borough pock′et bor`ough
n. (before 1832) an English borough whose representation in Parliament was controlled by an individual or family. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pocket borough - a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single familyborough - an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament |
pocket borough
pocket borough (before the Reform Act of 1832) an English borough constituency controlled by one person or family who owned the land pocket borough
Related to pocket borough: Robert Walpole, Joseph II, Rotten boroughsWords related to pocket boroughnoun a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single familyRelated Words |