: 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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Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The facility, which had about 80 employees, according to the mayor, is about an hour southwest of Nashville, on the Hickman and Humphreys county line.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Mizrachi, a charismatic figure who became the youngest mayor in his country’s history at 36 in 2024, decided to attend the Latin Grammys ceremony in Miami that year, marking his first experience on the red carpet.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Although the mayor and a handful of other city government insiders knew about their relationship, the public remained in the dark.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The facility, which had about 80 employees, according to the mayor, is about an hour southwest of Nashville, on the Hickman and Humphreys county line.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Mizrachi, a charismatic figure who became the youngest mayor in his country’s history at 36 in 2024, decided to attend the Latin Grammys ceremony in Miami that year, marking his first experience on the red carpet.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Although the mayor and a handful of other city government insiders knew about their relationship, the public remained in the dark.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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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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