Burgomaster meaning

bûr'gə-măs'tər
The principal magistrate, comparable to a mayor, of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany.
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The mayor or head magistrate of a city or town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, or Germany.
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The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
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Origin of burgomaster

Partial translation of Dutch burgemeester burg town (from Middle Dutch burch bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots) meester master

Sentence Examples

  • The burgomaster of the old town was one of those who were decapitated in the Hradcany Square (Aug.

  • In 1650 he became burgomaster of Dort and member of the states of Holland and West Friesland.

  • The burgomaster has the power to suspend any of the council's decrees for 30 days.

  • famous burgomaster Heinrich Toppler (1350-1408).

  • His family came from Livonia, one of his ancestors having been burgomaster of Riga.

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