Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The principal officer of a municipality; the chief magistrate of a city or borough. The mayor of London (that is, of the district known as the City, comprising only a small part of the whole area of London: see
city of London , under city, n.) and those of York in England and of Dublin in Ireland have the title of lord mayor. The title mayor is not used in Scotland, provost taking its place. Compareburgomaster .
Wiktionary
- n. The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
- n. historical The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the head of a city government
Etymologies
- Middle English maire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin māior, from Latin, greater, superior; see meg- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Robert "Bob" Noyce, the father of the microchip who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel and earned the moniker "mayor of Silicon Valley.”
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis
“As the mayor is about to stake Stefan, Damon attacks him.”
“Maybe the mayor is an idiot, but on this one at least he's less of an idiot than 8 of the councilmembers.”
Open Letter to the Council: Take the Same Damn Risk You’re Asking Us To Take « PubliCola
“According to Tom Kington's enjoyable report in today's Guardian, the mayor is also threatening to fine blokes who walk around bare-chested, swear in the street, lie about on benches, walk dogs on leashes longer than two metres or play football between 10pm and 6am.”
The Guardian: Miniskirt ban: a small, incompetent step backwards
“But deputy mayor John Burden, 62 — in charge while the mayor is away — has now banned them.”
“Quite frankly, when it comes to dealing with the media, the mayor is his own worst enemy.”
“We have miles of bike paths and our mayor is an avid cyclist.”
“Let's face it -- the mayor is a puppet of Jerry Green who is a puppet of Charlotte Defillipo.”
A resident's letter to Plainfield Council and Mayor on Planning Division concerns
“Sure, this mayor is a pissant and the cop a willing stooge, but this is a story being played out all across the New and Improved AmeriCo, where the police are merely the security guards for those with power. mjh”
“So now, finally, the mayor is apparently planning to order first mandatory evacuation in city history tomorrow morning.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mayor’.
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POL - people in power
daredevil, tzar, king, boss, master, commander, chief, kingpin, top banana, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel and 452 more...
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Society
social work, coverage, affiliate, social security, ambulance, clinic, health, insurance, emergency, mail, letter, envelope and 101 more...
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bad memory
copper, anvil, oblique, thrust, shrine, welfare, farewell, bitter, faction, sectarian, tangible, spectacle and 134 more...
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EN - pronunciation fun
All words of the poem
The Chaos
by Gerard Nolst Trenité
Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse <...abyss, ache, actual, advice, aerie, age, ague, aisles, alas, alien, alive, allowed and 406 more...
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INTERP - sexist language
Problematic and recommended terms according to the EP's guide on gender neutral language use
gender-neutral la..., biased, discriminatory, demeaning, political correct..., gender equality, gender neutrality, sexist language, masculine gender, inclusive form, generic form, discriminate agai... and 103 more...
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No Hablo Español
Despite seven years of classes and being half-Puerto Rican.
uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce and 198 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Take Me To Your Whosit
About leaders, particularly the authority-figure at the top of the tree.
leader, chief, boss, cap'n, executive, president, head, tsar, alpha male, alpha female, conductor, dean and 127 more...
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rulers, leaders & politicians
caliph, samurai, dynastic, captain, queen, potentate, mikado, kaiser, sovereign, majesty, shah, raja and 46 more...
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