lord mayor

American  

noun

1. (chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.

---

Lord Mayor British  

noun

1. the mayor in the City of London and in certain other important boroughs and large cities

---

Etymology

Origin of lord mayor

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

"There is a bittersweet feeling, and it is a bit after the Lord Mayor's Show. But you only have to rewind 36 hours when it was doom and gloom."

From Barron's

Tributes have been paid after the death of a councillor who became the UK's first female Asian lord mayor.

From BBC

Twelve years later, in May 2008, she became the UK's and Leicester's first Asian female lord mayor, and said at the time: "This is great news for a great city, especially as a woman who came here to make it her home."

From BBC

While serving as lord mayor, a position she held for a year, Ms Sood was appointed an MBE and awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Leicester.

From BBC

Daughter Kelly Osbourne will be presented with the Lord Mayor's Award later, by Deputy Lord Mayor Ken Wood, on her father's behalf.

From BBC