may·or

[mey-er, mair]
noun
1.
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
2.
the chief magistrate of a city or borough.

Origin:
1250–1300; < Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair < Old French maire

may·or·al, adjective
may·or·ship, noun

mare, mayor.
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mayor (mɛə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Scottish equivalent: provost the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries
 
[C13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major]
 
'mayoral
 
adj
 
'mayorship
 
n

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mayor
c.1300, 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).
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Example sentences
My virtual panda went to the mayor's house to play him a song.
In the face of a public outcry, the mayor's office backed down.
For over a year the mayor and the seven-member city council have wrangled over
  the debt.
They drank beer and vodka, and the mayor awarded medals to the previous
  season's best fishermen.
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