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Significats de nomination borough en anglès

rus
гнилые местечки
espanyol
rotten borough
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British constituency dominated by a single proprietor.

        гнилые местечки
        Ús de nomination borough en anglès
        1
        You tell the people that it is as unjust to disfranchise a great lord's nomination borough as to confiscate his estate.
        Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
        2
        Such towns were called "rotten boroughs," "pocket boroughs," " nomination boroughs."
        A Brief History of the United States
        3
        Under the old parliamentary system, he had the greatest number of nomination boroughs possessed by any Whig noble.
        Endymion
        4
        Take any one of those nomination boroughs, the patrons of which have conscientiously endeavoured to send fit men into this House.
        Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
        Translations for nomination borough