mayoralty

noun

may·​or·​al·​ty ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē How to pronounce mayoralty (audio)
ˈmer-əl-
: the office or term of office of a mayor

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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The prospect of Mamdani’s mayoralty scandalized many of New York’s power brokers, some of whom vowed to stop him in the November general election. Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025 Cuomo and Adams are expected to battle for the mayoralty as independent candidates in the general election in November, further advancing a contentious election cycle. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 After Mamdani’s 12-point victory over Cuomo in the Democratic primary election, the former governor would face a steep climb to the mayoralty. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025 Yet others question whether anything like a Mamdani mayoralty would really provoke millionaires and billionaires to decamp. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mayoralty

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mairaltee, from Anglo-French mairalté, from maire

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mayoralty was in the 14th century

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“Mayoralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayoralty. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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mayoralty

noun
may·​or·​al·​ty ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē How to pronounce mayoralty (audio)
ˈmer-əl-
plural mayoralties
: the office or term of office of a mayor

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