alcalde
Americannoun
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
"Allow me a moment, señor," he said, addressing the alcalde, who bowed assent to the trifling delay.
From The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville by A. L. O. E.
Before 1680 Mission San Francisco had been founded twelve leagues below, settlers had drifted in, and the place had an alcalde mayor.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
The soldier, Morales, was advanced in years, and limped with one foot, he was one of the ordinary alcaldes of Vera Cruz, where he kept good order and was considered an honest man.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
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 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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 Johnson, Willis Fletcher
Indeed, alcaldes and other officials were foremost among those engaged in the unlawful commerce.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
This city, made 518nearly a year ago into a Federal district, has a governor and a sufficient number of alcaldes and other subalterns to maintain order and police.
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