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1. (n.) pocket borough
(before 1832) an English borough whose representation in Parliament was controlled by an individual or family.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pocket borough
a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. pocket borough
a borough in which the influence of some magnate of the place determines the voting at an election time, a thing pretty much of the past.
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