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mayoralty

[ mey-er-uhl-tee, mair-uhl- ]

noun

, plural may·or·al·ties.
  1. the office or tenure of a mayor.


mayoralty

/ ˈmɛərəltɪ /

noun

  1. the office or term of office of a mayor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayoralty1

1350–1400; mayor + -al 1 + -ty 2; replacing Middle English mairaltee < Middle French mairalte
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayoralty1

C14: from Old French mairalté
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Example Sentences

That was Gavin Newsom, who would go on to win the mayoralty and, years later, Davis’s old job.

Which candidate carries this political borough may well decide who wins the mayoralty.

De Blasio has made universal pre-K the centerpiece of his mayoralty.

The prize this time is not the Democratic nomination for president but the mayoralty of Los Angeles.

In 2009, Castro won the mayoralty with 56 percent of the vote.

But as Smith has pointed out, good behavior has never been a prerequisite for the mayoralty.

When Gray decided to go for the mayoralty last March, Fenty was flush with cash and did not expect a challenge.

The town was divided into five wards, each represented by an alderman, the aldermen alone being eligible for the mayoralty.

Mr. Croker meant Mr. Nixon for the mayoralty; but the plotting eighteen, intriguing with Brooklyn blocked the way with Mr. Coler.

It was afterwards, during the mayoralty of John Baker, 1733, "new gravell'd and rail'd in a very strong and handsome manner."

The man I visited was one of the usual type, a man of civic honours, with the aspirations of a mayoralty, I surmised.

Having thus succeeded in avoiding gaol, he promptly ran for the Mayoralty, and was duly elected.

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