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may⋅or
[mey-er, mair] 
ər
–noun
| 1. | the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town. |
| 2. | the chief magistrate of a city or borough. |
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Language Translation for : mayor
| Spanish: | alcalde, | German: | der Bürgermeister, | Japanese: | 市長 |
| may·or
(mā'ər, mâr) Pronunciation Key
n. The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation. [Middle English maire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin māior, from Latin, greater, superior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.] may'or·al (mā'ər-əl, mā-ôr'əl, -ōr'-) adj., may'or·ship' n. |
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mayor
1297, from O.Fr. maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from L. maior, major, comp. of magnus "great" (see magnum).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| mayor | |
noun | |
| the head of a city government |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Main Entry: may·or
Pronunciation: 'mA-&r, 'mer
Function: noun
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Mayor
May"or\, n. [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater, higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See Major, and cf. Merino.] 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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