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Significados de nomination borough en inglés

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rotten borough
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British constituency dominated by a single proprietor.

rotten borough
Uso de nomination borough en inglés
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