mayoralty

American  

[mey-er-uhl-tee, mair-uhl-] / ˈmeɪ ər əl ti, ˈmɛər əl- /

noun

plural

mayoralties

1. the office or tenure of a mayor.

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mayoralty British  

/ ˈmɛərəltɪ /

noun

1. the office or term of office of a mayor

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Etymology

Origin of mayoralty

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

Example Sentences

Both parties are hoping to make gains in the polls, which cover the Scottish parliament and the Welsh Senedd as well as thousands of council seats in England and a handful of directly elected mayoralties.

From BBC

In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable election on Nov. 4 as New York City’s next mayor — followed by democratic socialist Katie Wilson winning Seattle’s mayoralty — the moment for economic populism seems ripe.

From Salon

The elections in May cover the Scottish parliament and the Welsh Senedd as well as thousands of council seats in England and a handful of directly elected mayoralties.

From BBC

The new mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will instead be contested in 2028.

From BBC

Mahmood said the introduction of new reforms would make police accountable to their local mayoralties or councils.

From BBC