Definitions for: Mayor


[n] the head of a city government



Webster (1913) Definition: May"or, n. [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater,
higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See
Major, and cf. Merino.]
The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer
of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is
a city court of which the major is chief judge.

Synonyms: city manager

See Also: burgomaster, civil authority, ex-mayor, mayoress, politician

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