lord mayor

American

noun

(chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.

Lord Mayor British

noun

the mayor in the City of London and in certain other important boroughs and large cities

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Etymology

Origin of lord mayor

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

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In May 2008, she became the UK's and Leicester's first Asian female lord mayor.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

While serving as lord mayor, a position she held for a year, Ms Sood was appointed an MBE and awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Leicester.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

More than 20 years have passed since Alex Maskey became the first Sinn Féin lord mayor to pay his respects to the war dead at the Cenotaph.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

Mr Ó Donnghaile, a former Belfast lord mayor, was suspended by Sinn Féin over the issue but the party allowed him to resign on health grounds in 2023 without revealing the complaint against him.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

William Beckford, the lord mayor of London, owed his fortune to his sugar plantations in Jamaica.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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