burgomaster

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In 1914 Adolphe Max had been Brussels' burgomaster for five years when the Kaiser's armies clomped over the border.

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Last week it was learned that Brussels had given Belgium another heroic burgomaster.

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On the Carters' trip to Germany, Rosalynn delighted the burgomaster of Linz by grabbing his arms and rushing him into a polka-like Schunkeltanz in the street.

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The stereotype of the small-city mayor is a Babbittish burgomaster who divides his time between Rotary luncheons and Boy Scout wiener roasts.

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The president of the communal council is the burgomaster, who is named by the sovereign in every instance for six years, and receives a salary varying from �40 to over �600.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various