(historical) A parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs w
(historical) A parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs were abolished in the 19th century.
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(US, historical) Prolific formation of new boroughs in the state of New Jersey in the 1890s.
(Scotland, historical) A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.
(obsolete) A fortified town.
(Scotland, historical) A type of Scottish burgh founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter; these were legally abolished in 1975.
“English councils have an accountability problem. In the lead-up to the May 7th local #ukelections, Red Pepper co-editor Andy Brain reports on the district he grew up in - also known as the country's most infamous 'rotten borough.'”
(by extension) A parliamentary constituency or electoral district in a similar situation.