mayor

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmeɪ.ɚ/ or /ˈmɛɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɛə̯/ or /ˈmeɪ.ə/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular mayor

Plural mayors

1. (countable) A mayor is the government leader of a village, town, or city.

   Next November, city council and Mayor Arakawa are up for reelection.

   Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be speaking at a dinner on Tuesday.

   After Riordan was elected mayor, he appointed Delgadillo as deputy mayor.

   Palin took office as mayor in October 1996.

Related words

• mayoral
• mayoress