Meaning of MAYOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'meyur
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| | Definition: | | [n] the head of a city government |
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| | Synonyms: | | city manager |
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| | See Also: | | burgomaster, civil authority, ex-mayor, mayoress, politician | |
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| | Definition: | | \May"or\, n. [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater,
higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See
{Major}, and cf. {Merino}.]
The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer
of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is
a city court of which the major is chief judge.
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| | Related Terms: | | alderman, archon, bailie, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, chancellor, city councilman, city father, city manager, commissar, commissioner, councillor, councilman, councilwoman, county commissioner, county supervisor, elder, headman, induna, legislator, lord mayor, magistrate, maire, minister, minister of state, portreeve, reeve, secretary, secretary of state, selectman, supervisor, syndic, undersecretary, warden |
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