mayor

UK /ˈmɛə/ US /ˈmeɪ.əɹ/

noun 5name 1

Definitions

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.

The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.

When the burdens of the Presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself that it could be worse—I could be a mayor of a city instead.

Ellipsis of mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.

Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.

A member of a city council.

A high justice, an important judge.

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

local

deputy

lord

The lord mayor cut the ribbon to officially open the new community center.

right-wing, socialist, etc.

VERB + MAYOR

run for

She decided to run for mayor of the city after working as a councilwoman for ten years.

elect (sb), elect sb as

serve as

PREP

~ of

The mayor of our small town cut the ribbon at the new library opening yesterday.

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Example Bank

The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.

Wiktionary

When the burdens of the Presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself that it could be worse—I could be a mayor of a city instead.

Wiktionary

While Buckley would later privately describe Chicago's Mayor Daley as a Fascist, he was not willing to let Vidal use the police to vindicate the demonstrators, who, in Buckley's mind, had provoked muc

Wiktionary

We elected him to be mayor.

Tatoeba · #22713

I have a high regard for the integrity of our mayor.

Tatoeba · #23404

With his support, she might have been elected mayor.

Tatoeba · #30660

Usage Notes

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In some senses, mayor is marked as obsolete, historical, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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