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mayor
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may·or  (mr, mâr)
n.
The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.

[Middle English maire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin mior, from Latin, greater, superior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

mayor·al (mr-l, m-ôrl, -r-) adj.
mayor·ship n.

mayor
Noun
the civic head of a municipal council in many countries [Latin maior greater]
mayoral adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mayormayor - the head of a city government        
ex-mayor - a former mayor
alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
burgomaster - a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
mayoress - a woman mayor
politician - a leader engaged in civil administration
civil authority, civil officer - a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
Translations
mayor [mɛəʳ] nalcalde m

mayor [mɛəʳ] nmaire m

mayor [mɛəʳ] nBürgermeister m

mayor [mɛəʳ] nsindaco

mayor
n mayor [meə, (American ) ˈmeiər]
(especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough. burgemeester رَئيس بلديَّه кмет starosta borgmester der Bürgermeister δήμαρχος alcalde linnapea شهردار pormestari mairesse רֹאשׁ עִיר महापौर gradonačelnik polgármester walikota borgar-/bæjarstjóri sindaco 市長 시장 meras mērs, pilsētas galva datuk bandar burgemeester borgermester burmistrz, mer presidente da Câmara primar мэр starosta župan gradonačelnik borgmästare นายกเทศมนตรี belediye reisi 市長 мер; міський голова رئیس بلدیہ thị trưởng
n mayoress
1 a mayor's wife The mayor and mayoress attended the dinner. burgemeestersvrou زوجَة رئيس البلديَّه жена на кмета manželka starosty borgmesterfrue die Frau des Bürgermeisters σύζυγος δημάρχου esposa/mujer del alcalde linnapea naine همسرشهردار pormestarinrouva femme du maire אֶשֶׁת רֹאשׁ הָעִיר महापौर-पत्नी supruga gradonačelnika polgármesterné istri walikota eiginkona borgar-/bæjarstjóra (moglie del sindaco) 市長夫人 시장의 부인 mero žmona mēra sieva isteri datuk bandar van de vrouw burgemeester kona til borgermesteren burmistrzowa esposa do Presidente da Câmara soţie de primar жена мэра manželka starostu županova žena žena gradonačelnika borgmästarinna ภรรยาของนายกเทศมนตรี belediye reisinin eşi 市長夫人 жінка міського голови میئر کی بیوی vợ thị trưởng
2 a female mayor She has just been elected mayoress. vroueburgemeester رَئيسَة البَلَدِيَّه кметица starostka borgmester die Bürgermeisterin η δήμαρχος alcaldesa naislinnapea شهردارزن pormestari mairesse רֹאש עִיר (אִישָׁה) निगमाध्यक्षा gradonačelnica polgármesternő walikota wanita borgar-/bæjarstÿra sindaco donna 女市長 여성 시장 merė sieviete mērs datuk bandar wanita vrouwelijke burgemeester kvinnelig borgermester burmistrzyni Presidente da Câmara femeie primar женщина-мэр starostka županja gradonačelnica borgmästare นายกเทศมนตรีหญิง bayan belediye reisi 女市長 жінка-мер میئر کے عہدہ پر فائز عورت bà thị trưởng
lord mayor
in Britain the mayor of some capital and other cities The Lord Mayor of London. burgemeester عُمْدَة مدينَة لندَن кмет на столица primátor, -ka [] der Oberbürgermeister Λόρδος Δήμαρχος alcalde linnapea استاندار lord-maire רֹאש עִיר שֶׁל עִיר גְדוֹלָה בְּאָנגלִיָה कुछ राजधानियों इत्यादि के महापौर načelnik (fő)polgármester walikota borgarstjóri sindaco ロンドンなどの市長 런던 등 영국 대도시의 시장 lordas meras lordmērs Datuk Bandar burgemeester borgermestertittel i England burmistrz, mer Presidente da Câmara lord primar лорд-мэр primátor (glavni) župan gradonačelnik lordmayor, överborgmästare นายกเทศมนตรี (ในประเทศอังกฤษ) büyük belediye reisi (英國)市長 лорд-мер برطانیہ میں کچھ ضلعوں کے میئر thị trưởng thành phố


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