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borough vs rotten borough

rotten borough vs borough

borough and rotten borough both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
borough Yes No No No
rotten borough Yes No No No
As nouns, rotten borough is a hyponym of borough; that is, rotten borough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than borough:
  • borough: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
  • rotten borough: an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
Other hyponyms of borough include burgh, pocket borough.
borough (noun) rotten borough (noun)
one of the administrative divisions of a large city an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
Difference between borough and rotten borough

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