pocket borough
pocket borough noun: a borough which could effectively be controlled by a single person who owned at least half of the burgage tenements (whose occupants had the right to vote in the borough's parliamentary elections), since he could populate these tenements with his own supporters.
Noun
pocket borough (plural pocket boroughs)
- A borough which could effectively be controlled by a single person who owned at least half of the burgage tenements (whose occupants had the right to vote in the borough's parliamentary elections), since he could populate these tenements with his own supporters.
- Synonyms:
- close borough
pocket borough meaning in Tamil
pocket borough in Tamil
- கைவயத் தொகுதி
Synonyms of pocket borough
Forms of pocket borough
| plural | pocket boroughs |
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Words that rhyme with pocket borough
Questions about pocket borough
- What does pocket borough mean?
- Pocket borough means a borough which could effectively be controlled by a single person who owned at least half of the burgage tenements (whose occupants had the right to vote in the borough's parliamentary elections), since he could populate these tenements with his own supporters.
- What is pocket borough in Tamil?
- Pocket borough in Tamil is கைவயத் தொகுதி. See Pocket borough meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pocket borough?
- Pocket borough is a noun.
- What is the plural of pocket borough?
- The plural of pocket borough is pocket boroughs.
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