: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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the mayor of New York
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Residents can often find the mayor running her daughter’s restaurant.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Back at City Hall, the mayor issued her $12.8-billion budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, scaling back spending in a number of areas.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Back at City Hall, the mayor issued her $12.8-billion budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, scaling back spending in a number of areas.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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