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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other 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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Before that, she served as an economic-policy manager in the Los Angeles mayor’s office.
From Salon
Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Saturday, the mayor and AFP journalists said.
From Barron's
Their presence “is the key for our safety feeling. It’s . . . the most pro-U.S. region in Europe,” the mayor says.
The 67-year-old construction magnate and former mayor of the Honduran capital is running in a tight three-way race gainst a leftist lawyer and a fellow right-wing TV host in the Sunday vote.
From Barron's
Yorkshire mayors have welcomed a government decision giving them powers to introduce a tourist tax on overnight stays.
From BBC
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