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mayor
CEFRB1
/ˈmɛə̯/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The elected leader of a town or city.
- 02
noun
Extra detailEllipsis of mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
Examples
I have a high regard for the integrity of our mayor.
We elected him to be mayor.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈmeɪ̯.ə/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSynonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
More examples
In contextIn some parts the burlesque civic official was designated ‘Mayor of the Pig Market’.
The Mayor of Castro Street, that was Harvey's unofficial title.
The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English maire, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), a substantivation of Old French maire (“greater”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major. Cognate with Old High German meior (“estate manager, steward, bailiff”) (modern German Meier), Middle Dutch meier (“administrator, steward, bailiff”) (modern Dutch meier). Displaced Old English burgealdor (“a ruler of a city, mayor, citizen”), burhġerēfa (“boroughreeve”), and portġerēfa (“portreeve”).