- rotten borough
- noun Date: 1784 an election district that has many fewer inhabitants than other election districts with the same voting power
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Rotten borough — Rotten Rot ten, a. [Icel. rotinn; akin to Sw. rutten, Dan. radden. See {Rot}.] Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat. Hence: (a) Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting. [1913 Webster] You common cry of curs! whose… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotten borough — Borough Bor ough, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. ba[ u]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotten Borough — [ rɔtn bʌrə, englisch], Borough … Universal-Lexikon
rotten borough — ► NOUN Brit. historical ▪ (before the Reform Act of 1832) a borough that was able to elect an MP though having very few voters … English terms dictionary
rotten borough — n. 1. in England (before the Reform Act of 1832), a borough with only a few voters but with the right to send a representative to Parliament 2. any electoral district or political unit with greater representation than its population warrants … English World dictionary
Rotten Borough — Der Begriff rotten borough (verfaulte Stadt) steht für Wahlkreise im Königreich England (vor 1707), dem Königreich Großbritannien (1707 1801), dem Königreich Irland (1541 1801) und dem Vereinigten Königreich von Großbritannien und Irland (ab… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rotten borough — Der Begriff rotten borough (verfaulte Stadt) steht für Wahlkreise im Königreich England (vor 1707), dem Königreich Großbritannien (1707–1801), dem Königreich Irland (1541–1801) und dem Vereinigten Königreich von Großbritannien und Irland (ab… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rotten Borough (novel) — Rotten Borough (ISBN 0947795839) was a book published by the British writer Oliver Anderson in 1937 and republished again in 1989 … Wikipedia
rotten borough — 1. (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough that had very few voters yet was represented in Parliament. 2. an election district that has more representatives in a legislative body than the number of its constituents would normally… … Universalium
rotten borough — noun A borough that was represented in Parliament although it had very few voters. See Also: safe seat … Wiktionary
rotten borough — noun Brit. (before the Reform Act of 1832) a borough that was able to elect an MP though having very few voters … English new terms dictionary
