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mayor
may·or M0166100 (mā′ər, mâr)n. The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.
[Middle English maire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin māior, from Latin, greater, superior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
may′or·al (mā′ər-əl, mā-ôr′əl) adj.may′or·ship′ n.mayor (mɛə) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries. Scottish equivalent: provost [C13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major] ˈmayoral adj ˈmayorˌship nmay•or (ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər)
n. the chief executive official of a municipality. [1250–1300; Middle English mair < Old French < Medieval Latin, Latin major] may′or•al, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mayor - the head of a city government city managerex-mayor - a former mayoralcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish townburgomaster - a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austriamayoress - a woman mayorpolitician - a leader engaged in civil administrationcivil authority, civil officer - a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs |
Translationsmayor (meə) , ((American) ˈmeiər) noun (especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough. 市長 市长ˈmayoress noun1. a mayor's wife. The mayor and mayoress attended the dinner. 市長夫人 市长夫人2. a female mayor. She has just been elected mayoress. 女市長 女市长lord mayor in Britain the mayor of some capital and other cities. The Lord Mayor of London. (英國)市長 （英国的）市长 IdiomsSeeafter the Lord Mayor's showmayor
mayor the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries Mayor the highest official in the municipalities of the USA, Great Britain, France, and a number of other bourgeois states. As a rule, mayors are elected by the municipal government and sometimes directly by the people. In some countries they are appointed or confirmed by the central government. The mayor represents the municipal government and presides over its sessions. In France and some other states, the mayor, as an agent of the central government, heads the municipal administration. The mayor is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the municipal budget. He appoints individuals to numerous municipal posts and directs the work of the municipal bureaucracy. Certain powers, such as the registration of civil acts, are exercised by the mayor as a representative of the central authority. In Great Britain and in some US cities mayors basically perform the functions of representatives and chairmen. The clerks of municipal councils and municipal administrators play the most important roles in the executive branches of the municipalities of Great Britain and the USA, respectively. MedicalSeeprovostMayor
MAYOR, officer. The chief or executive magistrate of a city who bears this title.
2. It is generally his duty to cause the laws of the city to be enforced, and to superintend inferior officers, such as constables, watchmen and the like. But the power and authority which mayors possess being given to them by local regulations, vary in different places. mayor
Synonyms for mayornoun the head of a city governmentSynonymsRelated Words- ex-mayor
- alcalde
- burgomaster
- mayoress
- politician
- civil authority
- civil officer
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