mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər How to pronounce mayor (audio) ˈmer How to pronounce mayor (audio)
 especially before names  (ˌ)mer
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
mayoral adjective

Examples of mayor in a Sentence

the mayor of New York
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The public advocate is the next in line of succession to be mayor should the mayor have to step down for any reason. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025 Much can be achieved within these realities, especially with engaged and dynamic leadership manifested in the city’s young mayor. Garth Andrew Myers, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025 Two months after her plan to build a new garbage incinerator came under attack by President Donald Trump’s son, Miami-Dade’s mayor is dropping her longtime fight for a new trash-burning facility and instead wants the county to explore building a new landfill somewhere else in Florida. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 Many of the governors and city mayors have voiced concerns over the logistics of such an operation, which will seek to target at least 11 million undocumented migrants. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mayor 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maire, from Anglo-French, from Latin major greater — more at major

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mayor was in the 14th century

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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

mayor

noun
: an official elected to act as head of a city or borough
mayoral adjective

Legal Definition

mayor

noun
may·​or ˈmā-ər, ˈmer How to pronounce mayor (audio)
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough

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