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parliamentary borough

parliamentary borough noun: a type of town or settlement that was granted the right to elect one or more representatives (burgesses or Members of Parliament) to the House of Commons.

Noun

parliamentary borough (plural parliamentary boroughs)

  1. (UK, historical) A type of town or settlement that was granted the right to elect one or more representatives (burgesses or Members of Parliament) to the House of Commons.

Forms of parliamentary borough

pluralparliamentary boroughs

Questions about parliamentary borough

What does parliamentary borough mean?
Parliamentary borough means a type of town or settlement that was granted the right to elect one or more representatives (burgesses or Members of Parliament) to the House of Commons.
What part of speech is parliamentary borough?
Parliamentary borough is a noun.
What is the plural of parliamentary borough?
The plural of parliamentary borough is parliamentary boroughs.

Words near parliamentary borough in the dictionary

  1. parliamentarizes
  2. parliamentarizing
  3. parliamentary
  4. parliamentary agent
  5. parliamentary agents
  6. parliamentary borough
  7. parliamentary boroughs
  8. parliamentary burgh
  9. parliamentary burghs
  10. Parliamentary green
  11. parliamentary heel

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