Mayor Definition

māər, mâr
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.
Webster's New World
The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.
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pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Mayor

Noun

Singular:
mayor
Plural:
mayors

Origin of Mayor

  • Middle English maire from Old French from Medieval Latin māior from Latin greater, superior meg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mayor Sentence Examples

  • I'm mayor now, until we get around to having an election.

  • But if the parents wish him to be taught in a private school they must give notice to the mayor of the commune of their intention and the school chosen.

  • Burton is governed by a mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors.

  • Each mayor, however, sought to supplant the others; the Pippins and Charles Martel succeeded, and their victory was at the same time the victory of Austrasia over Neustria and Burgundy.

  • The mayor of the palace thus found himself at the head of the commendati, just as he was at the head of the functionaries.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Words Starting With M and Ending With R

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