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mayor

UK/ˈmɛə̯/ US/ˈmeɪ̯.ɚ/ common us

noun

1.

the head of a city government

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • lady mayor
  • lord mayor
  • mayor's banquet
  • mayor's court
  • mayor's feast
  • mayor's peer
  • weak mayor

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