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mayor

[ mey-er, mair ]

noun

  1. the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
  2. the chief magistrate of a city or borough.


mayor

/ ɛə /

noun

  1. the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries Scottish equivalentprovost
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰˌ󾱱, noun
  • ˈǰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ǰ· [mey, -er-, uh, l, mey-, awr, -, uh, l], adjective
  • ·ǰ·󾱱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayor1

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair, from Old French maire
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayor1

C13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major
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There is the parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helsby near Liverpool and the race to be Lincolnshire's first mayor, for a start.

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The most recent deal collapsed in 2022, after the disclosure of an FBI corruption investigation into former mayor Harry Sidhu, who was sentenced in March to two months in federal prison.

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Tri Ta, Westminster’s first Vietnamese American mayor, is serving in the state Assembly, and last year, Derek Tran became the first Vietnamese American from California elected to federal office, representing the 45th Congressional District.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told BBC London last week that a review of the Met's finances is currently under way, alongside the mayor and Scotland Yard.

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Traffic lights being affected led to the mayor of Madrid to ask residents to keep the roads clear as tunnels of certain highways were closed.

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