During her mayoralty, the mayor greatly improved the city.
He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.
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Chicago saw nothing but credit upgrades for the seven years that preceded Johnson’s mayoralty.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.—Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 Lurie has focused his mayoralty on improving quality of life in the city and bringing back business to the city’s downtown, which emptied out during the pandemic.—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026 In the first year of Newsom’s mayoralty, the hotel workers went on strike.—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mayoralty
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Etymology
Middle English mairaltee, from Anglo-French mairalté, from maire