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单词 county borough
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county borough
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkaʊn.ti ˈbʌr.ə/us
/ˌkaʊn.ti ˈbɝː.oʊ/
inWales, and in the past inEnglandandNorthernIreland, atownthat hasitsownlocalgovernment:
（威尔士或旧时英格兰和北爱尔兰的）郡级市
Caerphilly is atownin thecountyboroughof Caerphilly, insouthWales.卡菲利是南威尔士卡菲利郡级市的一个镇。
More examples
  • Somehopethat thelargetownsofEnglandmight onedayregaintheir"countyborough"status,leavingthecountycouncilsfreetopursuetheirformertraditional, morerural,role.
  • At the end of the nineteenthcenturythere were fifty-eightcountycouncilsand eighty-twocountyboroughsinEnglandandWales.
  • Towns weregovernedascountyboroughswith thesurroundingareaadministeredby acountycouncil.
  • Bridgend County Borough Council, inSouthWales, took therestauranttocourtforenvironmentalhealthfailures.
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(Definition ofcounty boroughfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Maps are also provided for eachcountyborough, showing how ward boundaries changed during the period.
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The last two decades of the nineteenth century, when the town had acquiredcountyboroughstatus in its own right, saw an acceleration of activity.
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Elected local authorities comprise 27 county councils, fivecountyboroughcorporations, and six borough corporations, along with 49 urban district councils and 26 boards of town commissioners.
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The district auditor has recommended that thecountyboroughincrease its balances by a further £500,000.
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Politically, that sense has been expressed by the demand forcountyboroughstatus.
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On the whole, the general welfare and domiciliary services of thecountyboroughare second to none.
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The second recommendation was that the whole should be made into acountyboroughas opposed to a non-countyborough, as it now is.
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This concerns the local government representation of the areas in my constituency at present outside the new confines of thecountyborough.
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We are discussing with the chief counting officers atcountyboroughlevel the provision of information and our intention is that it will be released.
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There are trunk roads in only three of thecountyboroughareas mentioned.
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All county andcountyboroughcouncils employ chief welfare officers.
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The point is that a county orcountyboroughmust decide how much parking space is available in relation to the other uses of land.
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It is to be the duty of the council of every county andcountyboroughto prepare schemes.
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It is not just the area of thecountyboroughwith which we are concerned, but the areas as a whole.
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It is merely to enable women to sit oncountyboroughcouncils.
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