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

His delightful turn as the vaguely insufferable, do-gooding mayor in Eddington was there primarily to prod weirdo sheriff Joaquin Phoenix further into homicidal neurosis. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

On Friday, Maksim Modin, mayor of the Shelekhov municipal district near the border with Mongolia, said that the inpatient facility where the worker is said to have been treated had been closed for quarantine. — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

In the first five months of 2024, Bogotá received 3,951 medical tourists, Cali 3,331, and Medellín 2,170, with Cartagena and Barranquilla further back, according to figures compiled by Cali’s mayor’s office. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Elections for mayors and city councilors are also held every four years, but in different years. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 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