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单词 pocket borough
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pock′et bor′ough, 
    1. World History(before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
    2. World Historyan election district under the control of an individual, family, or group.
    • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pocket borough n
  1. (before the Reform Act of 1832) an English borough constituency controlled by one person or family who owned the land
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