Boroughmaster

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.

    "In the House, members are supposed to speak the sentiments of their electors: everywhere else they are supposed to speak the sentiments of the boroughmaster who puts them in."

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boroughreevemayor

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"In the House, members are supposed to speak the sentiments of their electors: everywhere else they are supposed to speak the sentiments of the boroughmaster who puts them in."

Etymology

From borough + master. Compare burgomaster.

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