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mayor

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mayor (noun)
  2. mayor-council (adjective)
  3. mayor of the palace
  4. mayor's court (noun)
  5. capilla mayor (noun)
  6. lord mayor (noun)
  7. strong mayor (noun)
  8. weak mayor (noun)

may·or

noun
\ˈmā-ər, ˈmer, especially before names (ˌ)mer\

Definition of MAYOR

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
— may·or·al \ˈmā-ə-rəl, ˈmer-əl; ˌmā-ˈȯr-əl\ adjective
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Examples of MAYOR

  1. the mayor of New York

Origin of MAYOR

Middle English maire, from Anglo-French, from Latin major greater — more at major
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with MAYOR

brayer, layer, payer, player, prayer, preyer, sayer, slayer, sprayer, stayer, strayer, swayer, Thayer

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