mayor

[ mey-er, mair ]

/ ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər /

noun

the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.

the chief magistrate of a city or borough.

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Origin of mayor

1250–1300; < Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair < Old French maire

OTHER WORDS FROM mayor

may·or·al, adjectivemay·or·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mayor

mare mayor

Words nearby mayor

mayo, mayo's operation, mayo-robson's position, mayon, mayonnaise, mayor, mayor of casterbridge, the, mayor of the palace, mayor's court, mayoralty, mayoress

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Example sentences from the Web for mayoral

In Hattiesburg, the fourth largest city in the state, a second mayoral election was held in September 2013.
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Perry said most of the absentee ballots questioned in the mayoral race had six or seven different issues.
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The group did decline to endorse DeMaio during his mayoral race.
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Ask Sharpton himself what he thinks of what I was writing about him during the 2001 New York mayoral campaign.
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In some races (such as, say, Houston mayoral battles), partisan drama bubbles beneath the surface.
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Bringing a stone from a large heap, collected for the repair of the road, he fell to beating the mayoral upon the head with it.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
The Judge was enraged at losing his port, and the Mayor was filled with horror because Bill wiped his face on the mayoral hat.
The Magic Pudding|Norman Lindsay
Here and there a National Guard was hurrying to join his mayoral department.
Sentimental Education, Volume II|Gustave Flaubert
On the opposite console is the figure of a man on horseback, probably Nicolas Fauvel, wearing the mayoral robes of Amiens.
Amiens Before and During the War|Michelin & Cie
It had no doubt been used by many occupants of the Mayoral chair during their term of office.
In the Mayor's Parlour|J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for mayoral

mayor

/ (mɛə) /

noun

the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countriesScottish equivalent: provost

Derived forms of mayor

mayoral, adjectivemayorship, noun

Word Origin for mayor

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

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