burgomaster

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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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Henry Siegel arrived in the U. S. in 1867, aged 15, the eighth of the ten sons of the burgomaster of Eubigheim, Germany.

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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 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 has the power to suspend any of the council’s decrees for 30 days.

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