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boroughmonger

boroughmonger noun: in the unreformed House of Commons, one who bought or sold the parliamentary seats of boroughs.

Noun

boroughmonger (plural boroughmongers)

  1. (historical) In the unreformed House of Commons, one who bought or sold the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
    • Whig and radical newspapers pilloried them as allies of boroughmongers, maintainers of graft and corruption and bribery, enemies of liberty and the civil rights of Englishmen.1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 26

Forms of boroughmonger

pluralboroughmongers

Origin of boroughmonger

From borough + monger.

Questions about boroughmonger

What does boroughmonger mean?
Boroughmonger means in the unreformed House of Commons, one who bought or sold the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
What part of speech is boroughmonger?
Boroughmonger is a noun.
What is the plural of boroughmonger?
The plural of boroughmonger is boroughmongers.

Words near boroughmonger in the dictionary

  1. boroughholders
  2. boroughhood
  3. boroughitis
  4. boroughmaster
  5. boroughmasters
  6. boroughmonger
  7. boroughmongering
  8. boroughmongers
  9. boroughmongery
  10. boroughreeve
  11. boroughreeves

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