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[ mey-er, mair ] / ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mayor ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town. the chief magistrate of a city or borough. Origin of mayor1250–1300; <Medieval Latin majormajor; replacing Middle English mer, mair<Old French maire OTHER WORDS FROM mayormay·or·al, adjectivemay·or·ship, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mayormare, mayor Words nearby mayorMaynard, mayn't, mayo, Mayon, mayonnaise, mayor, mayoralty, mayoress, Mayo-Robson's position, mayor of the palace, mayor's court Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mayorThe mayor seems to think that should be enough for San Diegans. Improving San Diego’s Parks Will Take More Input and Money|Karin Zirk|August 27, 2020|Voice of San Diego Then-Councilman Todd Gloria, the assemblyman who is now running for mayor, questioned the numbers. The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Debacle Helps Explain How We Got Here|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego Faulconer’s office did not respond when asked whether the mayor supports Prop. Sacramento Report: San Diego Bills Survive Bad Day for Housing Proposals|Andrew Keatts and Sara Libby|August 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego When elected officials first proposed the law at the height of World War I, the mayor warned it would be used to spite one another. SDPD Says it Will Stop Enforcing Seditious Language Law|Kate Nucci|August 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego
At the conclusion of the selection process, city staff will notify the mayor, the bid awardee and the public of the winning proposal. Politics Report: Who Will Get the Midway Rose?|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|August 15, 2020|Voice of San Diego “Having been a legislator and a mayor, I particularly enjoy being a chief executive,” he said. The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Lynch was surely not afraid of showing disrespect to the mayor. Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST Vice President Joe Biden spoke, followed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, then Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton. Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Earlier, when the mayor spoke, some of the cops had turned their back on the Jumbotron that carried the service to the street. Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even before the shootings, New York policeman were telling the Mayor not to attend their funerals. GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST It broke out in 1472, and had swept off a great number of the inhabitants before the end of the year, including the mayor. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton It was usual for such companies not to break up until they had witnessed the election of the mayor. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various Harvey, were presented with colours by the Mayor and Corporation. Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie The mayor, the priest, the principal inhabitants would all be shot. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez From Kennicott she discovered that it was legally organized with a mayor and city-council and wards. Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for mayor
nounthe chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countriesScottish equivalent: provost Derived forms of mayormayoral, adjectivemayorship, nounWord Origin for mayorC13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mayoradministrator, civil servant, representative, minister, executive, bureaucrat, commissioner, agent, director, manager, officer, leader, secretary, head, supervisor, custodian, official, chief, authority, commander |