pocket borough

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Definition of pocket borough in English English dictionary

a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family

A borough in England, before the parliamentary reform of 1832, whose representation was controlled by a single person or family

Hyphenation

pock·et bor·ough

Turkish pronunciation

päkıt bırō

Pronunciation

/ˈpäkət ˈbərˌō/ /ˈpɑːkət ˈbɜrˌoʊ/