mayoralty
[mey-er-uh l-tee, mair-uh l-]
- the office or tenure of a mayor.
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Origin of mayoralty
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Contemporary Examples
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.
Historical Examples
But I can afford to laugh at his mayoralty; it doesn't bring him in a sou!
The Fortune of the RougonsEmile Zola
An understanding had already been arrived at as to the mayoralty.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1John Charles Dent
In the City of Schenectady that happened as a result of the mayoralty campaign of 1911.
A Preface to PoliticsWalter Lippmann
His address on laying down the mayoralty is very characteristic.
Thomas Bradbery, mercer, kept his mayoralty there; deceased 1509.
The Survey of LondonJohn Stow
mayoralty
- the office or term of office of a mayor
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French mairalté
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Word Origin and History for mayoralty
n.
late 14c., mairaltee "office of a mayor" (mid-15c. as "tenure of a mayor"), from Middle French mairalté, from maire (see mayor) + -alte, as in principalte, reformed in English as -alty.
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