mayoralty

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

/ ˈmeɪ ər əl ti, ˈmɛər əl- /

noun, plural may·or·al·ties.

the office or tenure of a mayor.

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Origin of mayoralty

1350–1400; mayor + -al¹ + -ty²; replacing Middle English mairaltee<Middle French mairalte

Words nearby mayoralty

mayn't, mayo, Mayon, mayonnaise, mayor, mayoralty, mayoress, Mayo-Robson's position, mayor of the palace, mayor's court, Mayo's operation

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De Blasio has made universal pre-K the centerpiece of his mayoralty.
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The prize this time is not the Democratic nomination for president but the mayoralty of Los Angeles.
Obama Vs. Clinton, the Rematch, in the Los Angeles Race for Mayor|David Freedlander|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, Castro won the mayoralty with 56 percent of the vote.
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But as Smith has pointed out, good behavior has never been a prerequisite for the mayoralty.
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When Gray decided to go for the mayoralty last March, Fenty was flush with cash and did not expect a challenge.
A Talk with D.C.'s New Mayor|Sandra McElwaine|November 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In her view of things, the sun had set on the glory of mayoralty for ever.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury
Then he put the elder Harrison in the mayoralty chair, and after that he had plain sailing.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. Wooldridge
He resigned his aldermanry in 1502, on the pretext of poverty, apparently in order to avoid the expense of mayoralty.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
He is chosen from among the Aldermen, is justice of the quorum during his mayoralty, and afterwards justice of the peace for life.
The Norwich Directory [1802]|Thomas Peck
The mayoralty was blamed for having, in 1820, planted poplars along the banks of the moat to shade the promenade.
Beatrix|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for mayoralty

mayoralty

/ (ˈmɛərəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the office or term of office of a mayor

Word Origin for mayoralty

C14: from Old French mairalté

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