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boroughmonger

noun

Etymology

From borough + monger.

  1. derived from *(s)meh₂-✻ — “to beckon, signal”
  2. derived from *manicō✻
  3. derived from ن ج ل
  4. derived from μαγγανεύω — “to use charms or philtres; to cheat, play tricks; to dress food artificially to make it appear better”
  5. derived from *-ārī✻
  6. derived from mangō — “dealer, trader”
  7. inherited from *mangārī✻ — “dealer, merchant, monger”
  8. inherited from mangere — “dealer, merchant, trader”
  9. inherited from mongere
  10. compounded as boroughmonger — “borough + monger”

Definitions

  1. In the unreformed House of Commons, one who bought or sold the parliamentary seats of…

    In the unreformed House of Commons, one who bought or sold the parliamentary seats of boroughs.

    • Whig and radical newspapers pilloried them as allies of boroughmongers, maintainers of graft and corruption and bribery, enemies of liberty and the civil rights of Englishmen.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA