mayoralty
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of mayoralty
1350–1400; mayor + -al 1 + -ty 2; replacing Middle English mairaltee < Middle French mairalte
Example Sentences
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Bass, who won the mayoralty in 2022 after defeating real estate developer Rick Caruso, is seeking re-election.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
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 • Dec. 20, 2025
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 • Nov. 6, 2025
Yet others question whether anything like a Mamdani mayoralty would really provoke millionaires and billionaires to decamp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025
But the offices of Postmaster and First Shirriff were attached to the mayoralty, so that he managed both the Messenger Service and the Watch.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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