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boroughmaster
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Etymology
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From
borough
+
master
. Compare
burgomaster
.
Noun
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boroughmaster
(
plural
boroughmasters
)
The
mayor
,
governor
, or
bailiff
of a
borough
.
1842
,
The Westminster Review
, volume XXXVII:
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.