burgomaster
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"I am Eduard Witschey, the burgomaster," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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The burgomaster, feeling his responsibilities, grew nervous and asked for police reserves; he was promised 30 men for Sunday morning.
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The burgomaster and aldermen could not deny this fundamental piece of historical logic.
From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
