1. borough - Noun
2. Borough - Proper noun
In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.
An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.
The pledge or surety thus given.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA Caerphilly County Borough Council spokesman said: “There are many factors that need to be carefully thought through before these facilities can safely operate and this will take time. Source: Internet
A bike path project that eliminated parking along Terrebonne Street in Montreal's west end will be gone by Sept. 18, after the Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce borough council voted five to one to remove it at a meeting Tuesday night. Source: Internet
According to a report to be considered by a scrutiny board on Wednesday, the current supply of social and affordable housing in the borough “cannot keep pace with the level of housing need”. Source: Internet
A body wrapped in plastic is prepared to be loaded onto a refrigerated container truck used as a temporary morgue by medical workers due to COVID-19 concerns, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Brooklyn Hospital Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Source: Internet
According to Montreal police (SPVM), a customer at the Tim Hortons on Papineau Ave. in the Villeray borough of Montreal refused to wear a mask or leave when staff asked him to. Source: Internet
According to Haines Borough Clerk Alekka Fullerton, the difference between voting early versus on election day is how and when the ballot is counted. Source: Internet