Board-of-estimate
a special organ of a municipal government, as of New York City, composed of the mayor, the president of the city council, and the controller, and charged with approving the city’s budget and fiscal matters.
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Bill (“Bojangles”) 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer. Boardman [bawrd-muh n,, bohrd-] /ˈbɔrd mən,, ˈboʊrd-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1952, U.S. painter and illustrator, born in Nova Scotia. Brooks Calbert, born 1937, U.S. baseball player. Edward G (Emanuel Goldenberg) 1893–1973, U.S. actor, born in Romania. Edwin Arlington, 1869–1935, U.S. poet. Frank, born 1935, U.S. baseball player: first black manager […]