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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Bulganin was an Old Bolshevik whose long years of managing Soviet agencies without ever saying a flat yes or no had only enhanced his ability to look, dress and propose toasts like a Belgian burgomaster.
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So. too. it seemed last week when, on the Vienna model, a new burgomaster and four vice burgomasters were appointed for Sofia by government decree.
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"I am Eduard Witschey, the burgomaster," he said.
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The Queen's Commissioner arrived, Burgomaster Witschey said grace in Dutch, and dinner proceeded: three stout courses followed by brandy and a speech by the burgomaster.
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But the government and the people displayed a memorable and exemplary energy, under the constant supervision of the king, the queen, and burgomaster Nansen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
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