Examples of mayoralty in a Sentence
During her mayoralty, the mayor greatly improved the city.
He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.
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Burnham points to Manchester becoming the fastest-growing economic area of Britain under his mayoralty.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Incoming President Barack Obama tapped Emanuel as chief of staff, and after nearly two years, Emanuel won the Chicago mayoralty and held the office for eight years.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
Bass was at a cocktail party as part of a delegation to Ghana when Los Angeles went up in flames last January, breaking a campaign promise to never leave the country during her mayoralty.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Even brand-name billionaire developer Rick Caruso’s $100 million-plus campaign war chest and spin on latter-day Rockefeller Republicanism couldn’t win him the mayoralty last go-around.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Incoming President Barack Obama tapped Emanuel as chief of staff, and after nearly two years, Emanuel won the Chicago mayoralty and held the office for eight years.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
Bass was at a cocktail party as part of a delegation to Ghana when Los Angeles went up in flames last January, breaking a campaign promise to never leave the country during her mayoralty.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Even brand-name billionaire developer Rick Caruso’s $100 million-plus campaign war chest and spin on latter-day Rockefeller Republicanism couldn’t win him the mayoralty last go-around.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
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“Mayoralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayoralty. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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mayoralty
noun
may·or·al·ty
ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē 
ˈmer-əl-
plural mayoralties
: the office or term of office of a mayor
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