Definition of rotten borough in English:

rotten borough

noun

British historical

A borough that was able to elect an MP despite having very few voters, the choice of MP typically being in the hands of one person or family.
〈英，史〉腐败选区（虽然选民寥寥无几但仍能选举议员的选区，议员的选举通常被一个人或一个家族所控制）
Example sentencesExamples
- The city's convoluted electoral system is riddled with rotten boroughs, giving some corporate voters 4,000 times more punch than the votes of ordinary citizens.
- The Reform Bill of 1832 redistributed seats from rotten boroughs to populous towns and counties and increased the electorate from 478,000 to 814,000.
- Western democracies have had their own experience of rotten boroughs and tribal strongholds.
- It works well in Scotland and now, with PR for Scottish local elections, it breaks up the old Labour rotten boroughs.
- The specific reforms he proposed included annual parliaments, publication of their debates and votes, payment of MPs, equalisation of constituencies and the abolition of rotten boroughs.

Origin

So named because the borough was found to have ‘decayed’ to the point of no longer having a constituency.

Definition of rotten borough in US English:

rotten borough

nounˈrätn ˈbərō

British historical

A borough that was able to elect a representative to Parliament though having very few voters, the choice of representative typically being in the hands of one person or family.
〈英，史〉腐败选区（虽然选民寥寥无几但仍能选举议员的选区，议员的选举通常被一个人或一个家族所控制）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Reform Bill of 1832 redistributed seats from rotten boroughs to populous towns and counties and increased the electorate from 478,000 to 814,000.
- The city's convoluted electoral system is riddled with rotten boroughs, giving some corporate voters 4,000 times more punch than the votes of ordinary citizens.
- The specific reforms he proposed included annual parliaments, publication of their debates and votes, payment of MPs, equalisation of constituencies and the abolition of rotten boroughs.
- Western democracies have had their own experience of rotten boroughs and tribal strongholds.
- It works well in Scotland and now, with PR for Scottish local elections, it breaks up the old Labour rotten boroughs.

Origin

So named because the borough was found to have ‘decayed’ to the point of no longer having a constituency.

词汇	rotten borough
释义	Definition of rotten borough in English: rotten borough noun British historical A borough that was able to elect an MP despite having very few voters, the choice of MP typically being in the hands of one person or family. 〈英，史〉腐败选区（虽然选民寥寥无几但仍能选举议员的选区，议员的选举通常被一个人或一个家族所控制） Example sentencesExamples The city's convoluted electoral system is riddled with rotten boroughs, giving some corporate voters 4,000 times more punch than the votes of ordinary citizens. The Reform Bill of 1832 redistributed seats from rotten boroughs to populous towns and counties and increased the electorate from 478,000 to 814,000. Western democracies have had their own experience of rotten boroughs and tribal strongholds. It works well in Scotland and now, with PR for Scottish local elections, it breaks up the old Labour rotten boroughs. The specific reforms he proposed included annual parliaments, publication of their debates and votes, payment of MPs, equalisation of constituencies and the abolition of rotten boroughs. Origin So named because the borough was found to have ‘decayed’ to the point of no longer having a constituency. Definition of rotten borough in US English: rotten borough nounˈrätn ˈbərō British historical A borough that was able to elect a representative to Parliament though having very few voters, the choice of representative typically being in the hands of one person or family. 〈英，史〉腐败选区（虽然选民寥寥无几但仍能选举议员的选区，议员的选举通常被一个人或一个家族所控制） Example sentencesExamples The Reform Bill of 1832 redistributed seats from rotten boroughs to populous towns and counties and increased the electorate from 478,000 to 814,000. The city's convoluted electoral system is riddled with rotten boroughs, giving some corporate voters 4,000 times more punch than the votes of ordinary citizens. The specific reforms he proposed included annual parliaments, publication of their debates and votes, payment of MPs, equalisation of constituencies and the abolition of rotten boroughs. Western democracies have had their own experience of rotten boroughs and tribal strongholds. It works well in Scotland and now, with PR for Scottish local elections, it breaks up the old Labour rotten boroughs. Origin So named because the borough was found to have ‘decayed’ to the point of no longer having a constituency.
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