mayor

[ mey-er, mair ]

noun

1. the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
2. the chief magistrate of a city or borough.

mayor

/ mɛə /

noun

1. the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries Scottish equivalentprovost

Derived Forms

• ˈmayorˌship, noun
• ˈmayoral, adjective

Other Words From

• may·or·al [mey, -er-, uh, l, mey-, awr, -, uh, l], adjective
• may·or·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayor¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair, from Old French maire

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayor¹

C13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major

Example Sentences

The mayor seems to think that should be enough for San Diegans.

From Voice of San Diego

Then-Councilman Todd Gloria, the assemblyman who is now running for mayor, questioned the numbers.

From Voice of San Diego

Faulconer’s office did not respond when asked whether the mayor supports Prop.

From Voice of San Diego

When elected officials first proposed the law at the height of World War I, the mayor warned it would be used to spite one another.

From Voice of San Diego

At the conclusion of the selection process, city staff will notify the mayor, the bid awardee and the public of the winning proposal.

From Voice of San Diego

“Having been a legislator and a mayor, I particularly enjoy being a chief executive,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

Patrick Klugman, the deputy mayor of Paris, said: “We are living our kind of 9/11,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

Vice President Joe Biden spoke, followed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, then Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton.

From The Daily Beast

Earlier, when the mayor spoke, some of the cops had turned their back on the Jumbotron that carried the service to the street.

From The Daily Beast

Even before the shootings, New York policeman were telling the Mayor not to attend their funerals.

From The Daily Beast

Aristide stood gossiping until the Mayor invited him to take a place at the table and consume liquid refreshment.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning the Mayor entered his office with a very grave face.

From Project Gutenberg

Ruefully Aristide asked himself the question: why had the Mayor not taken him into the confidence of his masquerading escapade?

From Project Gutenberg

It would have been nice to see Meadows wind up rich, or for Howlet to become mayor of the dome, but what could I do?

From Project Gutenberg

Gone, too, is the hamlet of Garratt, whose mock elections of a Mayor caused such convivial excitement a century ago.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• authority
• bureaucrat
• chief
• commander
• controller
• custodian
• dean
• director
• executive
• head
• inspector
• judge
• leader
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• minister
• officer
• official
• organizer
• superintendent
• supervisor