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"etymology_text": "From borough + master. Compare burgomaster.",
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"ref": "1842, The Westminster Review, volume XXXVII",
"text": "In the House, members are supposed to speak the sentiments of their electors: everywhere else they are supposed to speak the sentiments of the boroughmaster who puts them in.",
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"The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough."
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