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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mey-er, mair
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər



Definition of mayor

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French maire "head of a city or town government" (13c.), originally "greater, superior" (adj.), from Latin maior, major, comparative of magnus "great" (see magnum).
  • As in official : noun person representing organization
  • As in city manager : noun city official
  • As in administrator : noun person who manages organization
Example sentences :
  • Mr. Mayor was therefore informed that the declaration would not be read.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • "The clams and scallops shall be ready within the hour," the mayor answered.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "I'll do it, sir," said I to the Mayor, with a manly curtness.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The Mayor's question was replied to by a perfect whirlwind of cheering.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • We fear, also, that an English mayor has been known to blunder.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Mr. Morton, since he had been mayor, now and then had his joke.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He had driven publicly with the Mayor of Gould, with his rifle slung from his shoulder.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • I was introduced to the chief, father, and mayor of the Iroquois tribes.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • There is much to relieve the remark of Mayor Otis from exaggeration.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • If they had been, he might have remained a Mayor to this day, and have talked till he lost his voice.
  • Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens

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