mayor

may·or

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The office of the mayor is usually in city hall.

noun

The definition of a mayor is the leader of a city.

Rudy Giuliani, who was elected to lead New York City from 1994 to 2001, is an example of a mayor.

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mayor

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

Origin of mayor

Middle English mair from Old French maire from Classical Latin major, comparative of magnus, great: see magni-

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mayor

noun

The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.

Origin of mayor

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

Related Forms:

may′or·al
adjective

may′or·ship′
noun

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