mayor

[ mey-er, mair ]

noun

1. the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
2. the chief magistrate of a city or borough.

mayor

/ mɛə /

noun

1. the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries Scottish equivalentprovost

Derived Forms

• ˈmayorˌship, noun
• ˈmayoral, adjective

Other Words From

• may·or·al [mey, -er-, uh, l, mey-, awr, -, uh, l], adjective
• may·or·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayor¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair, from Old French maire

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayor¹

C13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major

Example Sentences

Some have urged the government to be more radical on Help to Buy with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calling for it to be "suspended" while others have called for it to be scrapped entirely.

From BBC

“And it will remain clean as long as I’m the mayor.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sadiq Khan told BBC London: “As long as I am mayor of this great city I will make sure we carry on with this fantastic policy.”

From BBC

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said there was "chaos throughout the day" in Manchester stations.

From BBC

Somehow the agency is expected to manage 220,000 streetlights with a funding stream that hasn’t changed in nearly 30 years, plus whatever the City Council and mayor can afford to spare each budget cycle.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• authority
• bureaucrat
• chief
• commander
• controller
• custodian
• dean
• director
• executive
• head
• inspector
• judge
• leader
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• officer
• official
• organizer
• superintendent
• supervisor