alcalde
Americannoun
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alcaldes
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of alcalde
1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-qāḍī the judge
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“To many of you he was Mayor Riordan or even just mayor. El alcalde de Los Ángeles. To others he was a lawyer, a business partner, a teacher or a philanthropist,” Riordan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The alcalde sent a written record of the proceeding to a judge in Saltillo, the state capital, who decided the outcome.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Shouted a supporter at his inauguration: "¡Un alcalde para to-dos!"
From Time Magazine Archive
In reaching his decision he thought Evelyn safe with the alcalde; but he had not reckoned on the cunning of Secretary Gomez.
From The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss
In that year Francisco del Cano, sent by the "very magnificent alcalde mayor," went north and discovered the "Lake of New Mexico," perhaps Laguna de Parras.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
The alcaldes of the court went to him, and received his declaration, which was necessary to the trial.
From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente
The Philippine Archipelago contains fourteen principal islands, the Government of which is divided into twenty-seven provinces, which are governed by alcaldes under the orders of the Governor Captain General.
From The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Hezekiah Butterworth
At the same time, through their control of the election of alcaldes and other local officers they gave to the local administrations a stability which they might not otherwise have enjoyed.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
In this way did Cabrera replenish the treasury of his master Don Carlos, and with such pleasant argument did he induce reluctant alcaldes to discover the whereabouts of their strong boxes.
From The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
The padrecito led the way, accompanied by the new alcaldes.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens
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