Mayor

Quick meaning: Mayor is a noun meaning (Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.

Meaning

(Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.

More Meanings

1. (figurative, humorous) A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
2. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
3. (historical) Ellipsis of mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
4. (historical) Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
5. (historical, obsolete) A high justice, an important judge.
6. (chiefly US) A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.

Example Sentences

The Mayor of Castro Street, that was Harvey's unofficial title.

The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.

In some parts the burlesque civic official was designated ‘Mayor of the Pig Market’.

When the burdens of the Presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself that it could be worse—I could be a mayor of a city instead.

Word Forms

• mayors
• mayere
• mayer
• mayr
• mayre
• mayour

Synonyms for mayor

Depending on context, synonyms include mayoress, burgomaster, boroughmaster, boroughreeve, portreeve, provost.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alcalde, governor, portreeve, municipality, municipal, guildhall.

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