boroughnoun [ C ] uk
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/ˈbʌr.ə/ us
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/ˈbɝː.oʊ/
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a town, or a division of a large town
「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
UK politics: local government & politics
administrative
alderman
alderwoman
anti-city
authority
county borough
county commission
county commissioner
county council
development area
enterprise zone
parish
parish council
parochial
prefecture
principal area
shire
unitary
unitary authority
urban planning
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Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
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Every individual detail and local development is left to the committee which each mayor or town or borough official appoints, on invitation of the league. For the last few years this system has been in operation in the borough of Liverpool, with the result that the number of known thieves apprehended for indictable crimes has almost doubled within a comparatively short period. It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, constables, marshals of incorporated cities, towns, and boroughs, and of all prosecuting attorneys, to inform and prosecute all offences against this act. London stood first among English towns, and the privileges which its citizens won became precedents for the burghers of meaner boroughs. The wealthy merchants typically represented the boroughs and paid much of the taxes.
(borough在劍橋高級學習詞典和同義詞詞典中的解釋 © Cambridge University Press)