| 单词 | rotten borough |
| 释义 | rotten borough (once / 43454 pages) n WORD FAMILY rotten borough: rotten boroughs USAGE EXAMPLESThese states are full of rotten boroughs, where Republican primary voters are harder to spot than leprechauns. Slate(Apr 26, 2016) Like British parliamentary elections in the 18th century, the Republican presidential primary in 2016 may be decided in rotten boroughs. The Guardian(Apr 19, 2016) The award was part of the satirical magazine's Rotten Borough Awards 2014, published in the most recent Private Eye. BBC(Jan 09, 2015) n an English parliamentary constituency with few electors Hyper borough an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament |
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