Definitions for Mayor
ˈmeɪ ər, mɛərMay·or

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mayor, city manager(noun)

   the head of a city government

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. mayor(Noun)

   The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.

   Etymology: * (c. 1300) From maire (13th century), from maior, comparative of magnus.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mayor(noun)

   the chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge

   Etymology: [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater, higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See Major, and cf. Merino.]

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1. Mayor

   In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city. In many municipal systems the mayor serves as chief executive officer and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor, as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mayor

   mā′ur, n. the chief magistrate of a city or borough:—fem. May′oress.—adj. May′oral.—ns. May′oralty, May′orship, the office of a mayor. [Fr. maire—L. major, comp. of magnus, great.]

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1. mayor

   1. _Particeps criminis._ 2. The head and front of our offending. 3. Polonius Pecksniff, who plays Bottom for a stipend. 4. A chaste, honorable, virtuous person whose private life is made inviolable by the libel laws. 5. A prickly sensation in the back of Folly and Revelry. 6. The culmination, zenith, equator and pediment of self-sufficient mediocrity. 7. A crow's-nest from which one may see the perpetually receding horizons of the Governorship and the Presidency. 8. A chef of morality. 9. Any person afflicted with primary, secondary or tertiary holiness. 10. A palm-reader. 11. A nebulous cluster of thought-embryons resolved into a gaseous state. 12. The nosebag of public decency. 13. The _alter ego_ of organized cant. 14. The critic of impure reason. 15. Lobster emeritus. 16. A person who takes an oath to love, honor and obey Tartuffe.

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1. mayor

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, skills, knowledge, leadership skills and qualifications for the role and responsibility of managing a specific type of unity government department.

   The Mayor of the City was a very knowledgeable and experienced leader.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mayor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4792

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mayor' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1863

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mayor' in Nouns Frequency: #1679

Anagrams for Mayor »

1. moray, Moray

2. Amory

3. Moray

How to pronounce Mayor?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mayor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mayor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Mayor in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Gildenhorn:

   I ran for office to be the mayor of D.C. in 1988, i was Jeffrey Gildenhorn just like Donald Trump is. You’ve got to be creative.

2. Edward Mullins:

   The truth of the matter is the mayor knows there is bad blood between the rank and file, and the mayor wants to pretend like he didn't create it, but he did.

3. Beau Tidwell:

   I want to be very clear. Mardi Gras 2021 is not canceled. It is going to look different. The mayor has been very consistent about saying that at every stage.

4. Kurt Volker:

   He said that Former Trump Ukraine was a corrupt country, full of' terrible people,' ukraine Kurt Volker said they' tried to take me down.' In the course of that conversation, Ukraine Kurt Volker referenced conversations with Rudy Giuliani. It was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new President, President Donald Trump had a deeply rooted negative view on Ukraine rooted in the past. He was clearly receiving other information from other sources, including Mayor Rudy Giuliani, that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view.

5. Anne Torres:

   The mayor is confident that a well-qualified group will purchase the team and bring an end to this unfortunate chapter for the Hawks organization.

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