page_title: Burgomaster
hierarchical_section_title: Burgomaster
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Manneken Pis en habit de bourgmestre des Lignages de Bruxelles qui lui offrent ainsi, en date du 22 juin 2013, son 902e costume.
context_page_description: 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. In some cases, Burgomaster was the title of the head of state and head of government of a sovereign city-state, sometimes combined with other titles, such as Hamburg's First Mayor and President of the Senate. Contemporary titles are commonly translated into English as mayor.
context_section_description: Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, literally master of the town, master of the borough, master of the fortress, or master of the citizens) 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. In some cases, Burgomaster was the title of the head of state and head of government of a sovereign (or partially or de facto sovereign) city-state, sometimes combined with other titles, such as Hamburg's First Mayor and President of the Senate). Contemporary titles are commonly translated into English as mayor.
caption: Manneken Pis dressed as a burgomaster from the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.
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