mayoralty

American

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

noun

PLURAL

mayoralties

the office or tenure of a mayor.

mayoralty British

/ ˈmɛərəltɪ /

noun

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

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

From BBC

The Mamdani team began laying the groundwork for his mayoralty soon after his shock victory in June’s Democratic primary.

From The Wall Street Journal

His mayoralty may test how much ruin there is in a city.

From The Wall Street Journal

Soon, he teamed up with Gennady Timchenko, a former Soviet trade official who knew Putin from St. Petersburg, where the future president worked in the mayoralty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Promises to improve the affordability of housing or anything else never come to fruition during these mayoralties.

From The Wall Street Journal

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