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pocket borough

pock·et bor·ough
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pok-it bur-oh, buhr-oh]
    • /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ/
    • /ˈpɒkɪt ˈbʌr.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pok-it bur-oh, buhr-oh]
    • /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ/

Definitions of pocket borough words

  • noun pocket borough (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family. 1
  • noun pocket borough an election district under the control of an individual, family, or group. 1
  • noun pocket borough (before the Reform Act of 1832) an English borough constituency controlled by one person or family who owned the land 0
  • noun pocket borough in Great Britain before 1832, a borough whose representation in Parliament was controlled by one family or person 0
See all 4 definitions of pocket borough

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Origin of pocket borough

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Pocket borough

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pocket borough popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pocket borough usage trend in Literature

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