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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The burgomaster retorted that Father Wasmann's birth place was actually in Italian territory.
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"I am Eduard Witschey, the burgomaster," he said.
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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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Gerard stole not the trash; he but took it to spite the burgomaster who stole his liberty; but he shall answer to the duke for it, he shall.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
