: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
Examples of mayor in a Sentence
the mayor of New York
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On Monday, both the mayor and the police department of a New Jersey township were accused of abuse of power in unrelated incidents in which the city's top official was criminally charged and the state attorney general recommended ousting the police chief and a sergeant.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
The announcement from Adams came after the mayor’s budget director said that the belt-tightening was necessary due to a $7 billion budget gap caused in part by the need to shelter asylum seekers and a reduction in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
Family calls for justice after man struck and killed by police car, buried without notice
During the mayor's State of the City address, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade -- who is no relation to Dexter Wade -- offered his condolences to Wade's family.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Carolyn Webb de Macias is the mayor’s new chief of staff.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Later at the Hob, Snow, Sejanus and a District 12 citizen named Spruce get into an altercation with Lucy Gray’s ex-boyfriend, Billy Taupe, and his new girlfriend, Mayfair Lipp, who is the mayor’s daughter.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
The mayor’s plan likely will return to the council in some form.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
In 1995, a federal judge in Ohio ruled that a mayor could be considered biased on the bench if just 10% of the town’s revenue came from its mayor’s court.
—Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
The mayor did not reveal that he had been approached by FBI agents who confiscated his electronic devices two days earlier.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
The announcement from Adams came after the mayor’s budget director said that the belt-tightening was necessary due to a $7 billion budget gap caused in part by the need to shelter asylum seekers and a reduction in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
Family calls for justice after man struck and killed by police car, buried without notice
During the mayor's State of the City address, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade -- who is no relation to Dexter Wade -- offered his condolences to Wade's family.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Carolyn Webb de Macias is the mayor’s new chief of staff.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Later at the Hob, Snow, Sejanus and a District 12 citizen named Spruce get into an altercation with Lucy Gray’s ex-boyfriend, Billy Taupe, and his new girlfriend, Mayfair Lipp, who is the mayor’s daughter.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
The mayor’s plan likely will return to the council in some form.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
In 1995, a federal judge in Ohio ruled that a mayor could be considered biased on the bench if just 10% of the town’s revenue came from its mayor’s court.
—Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
The mayor did not reveal that he had been approached by FBI agents who confiscated his electronic devices two days earlier.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
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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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