mayor
IPA: mˈeɪɝ
noun
- The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
- (historical) Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
- (Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.
- (historical, obsolete) A high justice, an important judge.
- (chiefly US) A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
- (figurative, humorous) A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- (historical) Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire. [(historical) In the Merovingian kingdoms, the king’s steward and, by the 7th century, de facto regent.]
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Examples of "mayor" in Sentences
- The mayor tried hard to revitalize his city.
- The chief executive of the city is the mayor.
- The Plaza Mayor is the central square in the city.
- The city council consists of the mayor and five aldermen.
- We believe the mayor has a right to preside over a meeting.
- This was due to indefatigable activity of the mayor of the city.
- Armstrong was technically the final mayor of the City of Louisville.
- As the head of the city, the Mayor of Exeter is corrupt and idiotic.
- The city controller is elected independently of the mayor and council.
- Mayor Brown was overwhelmingly elected as the first elective mayor of the city.
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