mayor
Other forms: mayors
The mayor is the leader of a city. He or she heads the city government. Just as a president leads a country, a mayor leads a city. Like other politicians, mayors must run for office and win an election.
The word mayor comes from the Old French maire for "head of a city or town government" but most mayors probably like the original meaning, which is "greater, superior." Alas, mayors do run cities but calling them all superior is a stretch! In the United States, the president leads the country, a governor leads a state, and a mayor leads a city. If it’s used as a title for a particular mayor, as in Mayor Smith, it’s capitalized.
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the head of a city government
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synonyms:
city manager
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types:
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ex-mayor
a former mayor
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alcalde
a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
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burgomaster
a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
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mayoress
a woman mayor
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type of:
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politician
a leader engaged in civil administration
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civil authority, civil officer
a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
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