| 单词 | rotten borough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrotten borough rotten borough n. chiefly British History a borough whose constituency has dwindled severely or (in certain cases) ceased to exist altogether, but which still retains the power to elect a Member of Parliament; in later use also applied to electoral areas subject to similar circumstances elsewhere.Formerly the choice of M.P. was typically determined by an interested party. These boroughs were abolished by the Reform Acts of 1832 and 1867. Cf. pocket borough n. ΚΠ 1765 St. James Chron. 23 Nov. 4/1 There begins to be a Call-out against rotten Boroughs. 1852 Literary World (N.Y.) 17 Jan. 52/3 In modern times ‘Old Sarum’ obtained notoriety as one of the worst of the rotten boroughs—returning two members to Parliament, although without an inhabitant. 1920 New Outlook 30 June 416/1 It was the rotten borough in the South and the attempt to seat delegates in the National Convention..that was the immediate cause of the Republican political revolution of 1912. 2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians i. 10 Even with the abolition of rotten boroughs, the new Parliament was representative of the people only in the most notional sense. < as lemmas |
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