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DictionarymayorCity or town leader
noun

mayor

MAY-er/ˈmeɪər/

The head of a city or town government.

The mayor leads the council meeting as residents and officials present their requests.

An elected city leader sits at the head of a council table while residents and officials direct their requests toward that person.
Etymology
mayorLatingreater, superior

Latin maior meant “greater” or “superior,” expressing relative rank. That idea of superiority became a title for the chief officer of a town or city.

In context

Leopoldo López0:14
I was elected mayor of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, in the year 2000.
How to Defend Democracy — and Fight Autocracy | Leopoldo Lopez | TED
TED speaker13:37
when he was mayor, he introduced a transportation system
Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world

More examples

  • Residents asked the mayor about the road repairs.
  • Several mayors attended the regional meeting.
  • She served as mayor for two terms.

Forms

mayor · mayors

mayoral adjective — Relating to a mayor.

Similar words

governor
Usually leads a larger administrative region.
councilor
A member of a local governing council rather than necessarily its head.