Synonyms

lord mayor

American

noun

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

Lord Mayor British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lord mayor

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

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I spoke to Deptford’s lord mayor, Sir Barnubus Bliss, about what’s most important to him about folks experiencing the fair closest to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In May 2008, she became the UK's and Leicester's first Asian female lord mayor.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Michael said that he and his now husband had not planned on getting married - until the involvement of a friend who was the then lord mayor of Dublin.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

More than 20 years have passed since Alex Maskey became the first Sinn Féin lord mayor to pay his respects to the war dead at the Cenotaph.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

William Beckford, the lord mayor of London, owed his fortune to his sugar plantations in Jamaica.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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