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- [mey-er, mair]
- /ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər/
- /meə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mey-er, mair]
- /ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər/
Definitions of mayor word
- noun mayor the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town. 1
- noun mayor the chief magistrate of a city or borough. 1
- noun mayor The elected head of a city, town, or other municipality. 1
- countable noun mayor The mayor of a town or city is the person who has been elected to represent it for a fixed period of time or, in some places, to run its government. 0
- noun mayor the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries 0
- noun mayor the elected or appointed head of a municipal government, usually the chief administrative official but sometimes a largely ceremonial figure having little executive authority 0
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Origin of mayor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Medieval Latin major major; replacing Middle English mer, mair < Old French maire
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Parts of speech for Mayor
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mayor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mayor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mayor
noun mayor
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- bureaucrat — Bureaucrats are officials who work in a large administrative system. You can refer to officials as bureaucrats especially if you disapprove of them because they seem to follow rules and procedures too strictly.
Antonyms for mayor
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