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rotten borough
British constituency dominated by a single proprietor.
pocket borough
nomination borough
proprietorial borough
rotten and pocket boroughs
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1
A real-life
rotten
borough
was Old Sarum in Wiltshire, which contained seven voters.
2
The average price of a seat in Parliament was £5000 for a so-called '
rotten
borough
.
'
3
Lord Verney, for a seat in the privy council, was induced to give him a "
rotten
borough
.
"
4
The same
rotten
borough
vote took Gordon Brown to No 10: failing to fight for it did him no good.
5
In 1809 he became of age, and entered parliament for a
rotten
borough
openly bought for him by his father.
6
It was, in fact, his policy to reduce Florence to the condition of a
rotten
borough
:
nor did this policy fail.
7
In the second place, Lansmere is neither a
rotten
borough
to be bought, nor a close borough, under one man's nomination.
8
What is a "
rotten
borough
"
?
9
In short, Tattleton was what the advocates of the whole Bill were apt to term a close and sometimes a
rotten
borough
.
10
The electors for the borough of Southwark rejected Mr. Tierney, and he was obliged to come in for a ministerial
rotten
borough
.
11
But although John would have supported the Bill, he was too honest to let himself be elected for a "
rotten
borough
.
"
12
The
rotten
boroughs
could no longer be tolerated with safety to the state.
13
Then, again, some plutocrats buy honours by lavishing coins in stinking,
rotten
boroughs
.
14
Penryn and East Retford were
rotten
boroughs
,
with only a handful of constituents.
15
When the Corn Laws are gone, and the
rotten
boroughs
,
why tease about Clause IX.
16
It was one of the
rotten
boroughs
swept away, and properly enough, by the Reform Bill.
rotten
borough
rotten
Russian
гнилые местечки
Spanish
rotten borough
burgo podrido