the chairperson and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries
Scottish equivalent: provost
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may•or /ˈmeɪɚ, mɛr/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
may•or•al•ty, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmentthe chief executive of a city or town.
may•or•al•ty, n. [uncountable]
may•or
(mā′ər, mâr),USA pronunciation n.
may′or•al, adj.
may′or•ship′, n.
- Governmentthe chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- Governmentthe chief magistrate of a city or borough.
- Old French maire
- Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair
- 1250–1300
may′or•ship′, n.
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'Mayor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bradley
- Chirac
- City
- Daley
- Drapeau
- Hardy
- Kir
- Klitschko
- Koch
- LM
- La Guardia
- Lindsay
- Livingstone
- London
- Lord
- Lord Mayor
- Mansion House
- Worship
- Zille
- acquaint
- acting
- adnominal
- alcalde
- announce
- attack
- back room
- beard
- belt-tightening
- big deal
- board of estimate
- boom
- buck
- burgomaster
- buttonhole
- caricature
- center
- city
- come
- commune
- compliment
- confirm
- cookie jar
- courtesy
- coy
- defog
- desire
- earmark
- elect
- ess
- feather