mayoral

[ mey-er-uhl, mey-awr-uhl ]

adjective

1. having to do with the office or person of a mayor or chief official of a city, village, or town:

   A lunchtime discussion by the mayoral candidates will focus on education funding.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayoral¹

mayor ( def ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

From school board actions to mayoral decisions, what happens in one state doesn’t stay there – many state initiatives could end up in the MAGA-stacked U.S.

From Salon

It was a focal point of the city’s October mayoral election, where the winner promised to end the expansion of designated encampments and to remove unlawful ones.

From BBC

But he was impressed enough with their advocacy on matters like police reform and rent control to use their help on his successful 2020 mayoral campaign and supervisorial run two years later.

From Los Angeles Times

That same enthusiasm vaulted Lurie, a centrist Democrat who has never held elected office, to an upset victory this month in his mayoral bid against incumbent London Breed and three other City Hall veterans.

From Los Angeles Times

The issue was caught up in a mayoral campaign and a 2001 ballot measure calling for the Valley to secede from the city.

From Los Angeles Times