: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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the mayor of New York
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An effort to reinvent the region’s approach to homelessness and housing has divided the Sacramento City Council, with multiple members in support and the mayor pushing back.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
The Commission on Lesbian and Gay Concerns would report those problems to the mayor.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
In recent decades, New York’s mayors have built affordable housing primarily through public-private partnerships, in which for-profit and not-for-profit developers receive tax breaks and other forms of support for putting up buildings that are privately managed.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
When she was first elected, Kling mentioned to other mayors that dealing with growth was one of the most challenging issues facing the city.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
The Commission on Lesbian and Gay Concerns would report those problems to the mayor.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
In recent decades, New York’s mayors have built affordable housing primarily through public-private partnerships, in which for-profit and not-for-profit developers receive tax breaks and other forms of support for putting up buildings that are privately managed.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
When she was first elected, Kling mentioned to other mayors that dealing with growth was one of the most challenging issues facing the city.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2025
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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mayor
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ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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