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mayor definition

mayor (mā′ər, mer)

noun

the elected or appointed head of a municipal government, usually the chief administrative official but sometimes a largely ceremonial figure having little executive authority

Etymology: ME mair < OFr maire < L major, compar. of magnus, great: see magni-

Related Forms:

  • mayoral may′·oral (mā′ər əl, mā ôr′əl) adjective

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