Lord Mayor
noun
: the title of the mayor of the City of London and of some other large cities in Britain and Ireland
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Fans launched a petition calling for Birmingham Airport to be renamed in his honour, which has garnered more than 75,000 signatures, while the late singer was also posthumously awarded the Birmingham Lord Mayor’s Award on what would have been his 77th birthday.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
The Bondi victims will be commemorated with one minute of silence at 11 p.m. on Wednesday when four images of a Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah will be projected on the bridge’s pylons, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The Bondi victims will be commemorated with one minute of silence at 11 p.m. on Wednesday when four images of a Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah will be projected on the bridge's pylons, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece highlighted Australia’s substantial Indian diaspora and growing local embrace of Indian cinema as factors driving the collaboration.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Ray McAdam, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, attempts a field goal on Thursday.
—Tony Brown, NBC news, 27 Sep. 2025
As for the cricket, the product had the misfortune to follow the epic Lord Mayor’s Show that was the England and India Test series.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Birmingham Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal views tributes to Ozzy Osbourne prior to the singer's funeral procession on July 30, 2025.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
The Bondi victims will be commemorated with one minute of silence at 11 p.m. on Wednesday when four images of a Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah will be projected on the bridge’s pylons, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The Bondi victims will be commemorated with one minute of silence at 11 p.m. on Wednesday when four images of a Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah will be projected on the bridge's pylons, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece highlighted Australia’s substantial Indian diaspora and growing local embrace of Indian cinema as factors driving the collaboration.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Ray McAdam, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, attempts a field goal on Thursday.
—Tony Brown, NBC news, 27 Sep. 2025
As for the cricket, the product had the misfortune to follow the epic Lord Mayor’s Show that was the England and India Test series.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Birmingham Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal views tributes to Ozzy Osbourne prior to the singer's funeral procession on July 30, 2025.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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“Lord Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lord%20Mayor. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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