Collocations for "mayor"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mayor" in context.
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mayor
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [Conservative, Green Party] mayor
- the [new, elected] mayor of [New York]
- sworn in as the new mayor of [London]
- [voting, voted] for a new mayor
- has been [elected, voted] the new mayor
- is the deputy mayor
- UK: address a lord mayor
- the mayor [signs, plans, executes, decides]
- the [city's, town's] (beloved) mayor
- approached the mayor for [planning, permission, approval]
- the mayor gave approval [for, to]
- UK: The Lord Mayor's Show
'mayor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):