mayor
Americannoun
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the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
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the chief magistrate of a city or borough.
noun
Other Word Forms
- mayoral adjective
- mayorship noun
Etymology
Origin of mayor
First recorded in 1250–1300; from Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair, from Old French maire
Example Sentences
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As New York City mayor, Mamdani plans to move forward with delivering on an ambitious affordability agenda while overseeing a vast municipal bureaucracy.
The family lives in Brignoles, in the south of France, where they lead a normal life, according to the city's mayor.
From BBC
These have increased almost nine-fold since Karacsony was elected mayor in 2019, and amounted to about one fifth of the capital's revenues this year.
From Barron's
Elected the “mayor of the Hotel Cafe,” Brothers discovered the Hollywood haunt before it even had a liquor license.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1886 Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City, then spent several years as a member of the U.S.
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