mayoralty

American

[mey-er-uhl-tee, mair-uhl-] / ˈmeɪ ər əl ti, ˈmɛər əl- /

noun

plural

mayoralties

the office or tenure of a mayor.

mayoralty British

/ ˈmɛərəltɪ /

noun

the office or term of office of a mayor

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Etymology

Origin of mayoralty

1350–1400; mayor + -al ¹ + -ty ²; replacing Middle English mairaltee < Middle French mairalte

Example Sentences

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Just the other day, he set out in The Guardian how he believed his approach to his mayoralty in Greater Manchester could be applied nationally.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable election on Nov. 4 as New York City’s next mayor — followed by democratic socialist Katie Wilson winning Seattle’s mayoralty — the moment for economic populism seems ripe.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

His mayoralty may test how much ruin there is in a city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Yet others question whether anything like a Mamdani mayoralty would really provoke millionaires and billionaires to decamp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

But the offices of Postmaster and First Shirriff were attached to the mayoralty, so that he managed both the Messenger Service and the Watch.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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