burgess
Colonial Virginia legislator
A burgess is a citizen of an English borough, historically one with full municipal rights including the privilege of voting.
The term dates from medieval times when boroughs granted special status to certain residents.
In some contexts, a burgess was a representative sent to a legislative assembly: The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected assembly in colonial America.
The word is now largely historical. (Capitalized Burgess is a surname.)
Male resident of town
- freemanUnchained person with rights
- citizenLegal national member
- municipalOf city government
- residentOne who inhabits
ratepayer · householder · taxpayer · enfranchised · community · alderman · council · ward
Unchained person with rights
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- merchantOne who sells wares
- townsmanMale resident of town
- charterFounding organizational document
market · trade · craft · privileges · walled · town · rights · oath
National legislative assembly
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- electedChosen by ballot
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- CommonsUK's elected legislature
member · seat · vote · legislative · assembly · suffrage · franchise · representation
townsman
Male resident of town
resident · ratepayer · householder · taxpayer · enfranchised · community · alderman · council · ward · local
freeman
Unchained person with rights
charter · market · trade · craft · privileges · walled · town · rights · oath · apprentice
parliament
National legislative assembly
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- electedChosen by ballot
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
Commons · member · seat · vote · legislative · assembly · suffrage · franchise · representation · selection
- medieval townmarket square, town square, town wall, town walls, town gate
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- medieval officialsreeve, sheriff, steward, bailiff, constable
- municipal officialsmayor, councillor, city manager, city clerk, city council member
- community leadersheadwoman, civic leader, community organizer, headman, council member
- historical rulersJulius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon Bonaparte, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
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- burger flipperFast-food line cook
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