mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər  ˈmer 

especially before names (ˌ)mer

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough

mayoral

ˈmā-ə-rəl 

ˈmer-əl;

  ˌmā-ˈȯr-əl 

adjective

Examples of mayor in a Sentence

the mayor of New York

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to updating Measure C’s timeline, the council also agreed Tuesday to set up a special citizens advisory committee to the mayor and council on how to best spend the money set aside for homelessness programs, as required by the initiative. —Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

Mahan burst onto the local political scene in 2020 with his election to the City Council, only to become mayor three years later. —Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026

As the mayor does not have voting powers in Haslet’s form of government, the vote to censure Hulsey was unanimous. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026

Meiner and a representative of his office did not respond to an inquiry about whether the mayor had flagged the Facebook comment to police. —Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maire, from Anglo-French, from Latin major greater — more at major

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mayor

• gayer
• grayer
• greyer
• layer
• nayar
• payer
• payor
• peyer
• player
• preyer
• sayer
• slayer

Kids Definition

mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər  ˈme(-)ər 

: an official elected to act as head of a city or borough

mayoral

ˈmā-ə-rəl  ˈme- ə- 

adjective

Legal Definition

mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough