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municipal borough

municipal borough noun: a city or town in England and Wales with an elected town council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors.

Noun

municipal borough (plural municipal boroughs)

  1. (UK) A city or town in England and Wales with an elected town council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors.
    • The increase in the number may perhaps in a great degree be attributed to the increased proportion of apprehensions consequent upon the extensive establishment of an efficient Police in the municipal boroughs, and to the greater facilities in criminal proceedings afforded by the extended grants of...1838, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, volume 1, London: Charles Knight, page 231

Forms of municipal borough

pluralmunicipal boroughs

Origin of municipal borough

1838.

Questions about municipal borough

What does municipal borough mean?
Municipal borough means a city or town in England and Wales with an elected town council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors.
What part of speech is municipal borough?
Municipal borough is a noun.
What is the plural of municipal borough?
The plural of municipal borough is municipal boroughs.

Words near municipal borough in the dictionary

  1. Munichite
  2. Munichites
  3. municide
  4. municides
  5. municipal
  6. municipal borough
  7. municipal boroughs
  8. municipal corporation
  9. municipal corporations
  10. municipal engineering
  11. municipal flag

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