Antonyms for mayor
| 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
- 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
Synonyms for mayor
- administrator
- agent
- ambassador
- authority
- big shot
- boss
- brains
- brass
- bureaucrat
- burgomaster
- captain
- CEO
- chair
- chairperson
- chancellor
- chief
- civil servant
- commander
- commissioner
- comptroller
- consul
- controller
- custodian
- dean
- dignitary
- director
- exec
- executive
- first selectman
- front office
- functionary
- governor
- head
- head honcho
- head person
- higher-up
- incumbent
- inspector
- judge
- leader
- lord mayor
- magistrate
- maire
- manager
- marshal
- mayor
- minister
- officeholder
- officer
- official
- organizer
- overseer
- panjandrum
- person upstairs
- premier
- President
- prez
- producer
- representative
- secretary
- superintendent
- supervisor
- top
- top brass
- top dog
- top drawer
- treasurer
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