burgomaster

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"I am Eduard Witschey, the burgomaster," he said.

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This was too much, even for the quisling burgomaster of Maastricht.

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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 burgomaster, with relish rather than resolution, did so immediately.

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But the government and the people displayed a memorable and exemplary energy, under the constant supervision of the king, the queen, and burgomaster Nansen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various