What Does Burgomasters Mean?

Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or executive of a city or town. The name in English was derived from the Dutch burgemeester.

What is a bürgermeister in Germany?

By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica | View Edit History. Burgomaster, German Bürgermeister (“town master”), mayor or chief magistrate of a German town, city, or rural commune. The title is also used in such countries as Belgium (bourgmeistre) and the Netherlands (burgemeester).

What is the meaning of Burgo master?

: the chief magistrate of a town in some European countries : mayor.

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