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mayors

  • plural
    of mayor.
    mayor
    noun
    the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.

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New York, like other big cities, has been dealing with a sharp rise in homelessness in recent years that has bedeviled a series of mayors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Lecornu was to follow that up with another meeting with mayors, and on Monday he will meet student groups.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Number 10 North's latest summit of regional mayors, held in its "situation room", will take place on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Macron said local prefects and mayors would draft measures to protect shops and civic buildings.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Five thousand mayors and city councilmen had accepted Harrison’s invitation to the fair, among them the mayors of San Francisco, New Orleans and Philadelphia.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson