burgomaster
Americannoun
noun
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the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
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a popular name for the glaucous gull
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Origin of burgomaster
1585–95; < Dutch burgemeester, equivalent to burg borough + meester master, cognate with German Bürgermeister major
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"I am Eduard Witschey, the burgomaster," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Mayor James J. Walker of New York City, as to many another metropolitan burgomaster, hotel owners have recently complained most bitterly.
From Time Magazine Archive
The stereotype of the small-city mayor is a Babbittish burgomaster who divides his time between Rotary luncheons and Boy Scout wiener roasts.
From Time Magazine Archive
The burgomaster, feeling his responsibilities, grew nervous and asked for police reserves; he was promised 30 men for Sunday morning.
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No burgomaster can be in office for longer than two years consecutively, and no member of the Senate may hold any other public office.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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