city manager

cit·y man·ag·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-ee man-i-jer]
- /ˈsɪt i ˈmæn ɪ dʒər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-ee man-i-jer]
- /ˈsɪt i ˈmæn ɪ dʒər/

Definitions of city manager words

noun city manager (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs 3
noun city manager the chief administrative official of a city or other municipality under a council-manager plan 3
noun city manager a person not publicly elected but appointed by a city council to manage a city. 1

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Origin of city manager

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for City manager

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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city manager popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for city manager

noun city manager

supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
burgomaster — the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
lord mayor — (chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.
maire — a tall native New Zealand tree, olea cunninghami, with dark brown wood
mayor — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.

All 5 Synonyms of city manager